Object pronouns
There are two types of object pronounWords to replace the object of a sentence, eg 'I read it' instead of 'I read the book'.: direct and indirect.
Direct object pronouns
Direct object pronouns are used to replace a nounThe name of a thing such as an object, a place or a person. Nouns are often described as naming words. that is the direct object of the verbA 'doing' word; a word expressing action. 'Walk', 'talk', 'come', 'go', 'eat' and 'sleep' are all verbs., eg I bought it instead of I bought the book.
| me | me |
| te | you (singular - informal) |
| lo | him/it/you (singular - formal) |
| la | her/it/you (singular - formal) |
| nos | us |
| os | you (plural - informal) |
| los/las | them/you (plural - formal) |
| me |
| me |
| te |
| you (singular - informal) |
| lo |
| him/it/you (singular - formal) |
| la |
| her/it/you (singular - formal) |
| nos |
| us |
| os |
| you (plural - informal) |
| los/las |
| them/you (plural - formal) |
Indirect object pronouns
Indirect object pronouns are used to replace a noun which is not the direct object of the verb, eg I gave it to them.
| me | (to) me |
| te | (to) you (singular - informal) |
| le | (to) him/it/you (singular - formal) |
| nos | (to) us |
| os | (to) you (plural - informal) |
| les | (to) them/you (plural - formal) |
| me |
| (to) me |
| te |
| (to) you (singular - informal) |
| le |
| (to) him/it/you (singular - formal) |
| nos |
| (to) us |
| os |
| (to) you (plural - informal) |
| les |
| (to) them/you (plural - formal) |
Direct and indirect object pronouns both come in front of the verb. For example:
Lo hice. (I did it.)
Los ł¦´Çłľ±č°ůĂ©. (I bought them.)
Le ±đ˛őł¦°ůľ±˛úĂ. (I wrote to him.)
Los profesores nos dan muchos deberes. (The teachers give a lot of homework to us.)
They can also go at the end of an infinitiveThe form of the verb that has not been conjugated and is usually translated with 'to' in English, for example 'to play'. , eg voy a comprarlo (I am going to buy it), tenemos que darles un regalo (we have to give a present to them).
Question
Replace the nouns in bold with the correct object pronoun.
- Mi hermano tiene el mĂłvil.
- °ä´Çłľ±č°ůĂ© los zapatos ayer.
- Mando un mensaje a mi amigo.
- Voy a comer la manzana.
- Hice las tareas domésticas.
- Escribo regularmente a mis abuelos.
- Mi hermano lo tiene (My brother has it). The direct object pronoun lo replaces the noun el mĂłvil (mobile phone).
- Los compré ayer (I bought them yesterday). The direct object pronoun los replaces the noun los zapatos (shoes).
- Le mando un mensaje (I send a message to him). The indirect object pronoun le replaces the noun mi amigo (my friend).
- Voy a comerla (I am going to eat it). The direct object pronoun la replaces the noun la manzana (apple). In this case, la voy a comer would also be correct.
- Las hice (I did them). The direct object pronoun la replaces the noun las tareas domésticas (household chores).
- Les escribo regularmente (I write to them regularly). The indirect object pronoun les replaces the noun mis abuelos (my grandparents).