Spanish indirect object pronouns
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Indirect object pronouns (pronombres de objeto indirecto ) tells you to whom or for whom the action is done.
Example:
Indirect object pronoun forms are the same of the direct object ones, except for the third person-forms le and les.
Direct object pronoun | Indirect object pronoun | English translation |
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me | me | to me |
te | te | to you |
lo/la | le | to him/her/it/you (form.) |
nos | nos | to us |
os | os | to you |
los/las | les | to them (m./f.)/you (form.) |
Examples:
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Like the direct object pronouns, indirect object pronouns refers to something or someone previously mentioned.
Example:
Este jersey te queda muy bien. Te lo regalo. (This jumper fits you very well. I will give it to you.)
Verb | English translation | Example |
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contar(le) algo (a alguien) | to tell something (to someone) | Le conté que pasó esa noche. (I told him what happened that night.) |
dar(le) algo (a alguien) | give something (to someone) | Me dio un beso. (He gave me a kiss.) |
decir(le) algo (a alguien) | say something (to someone) | Ya te he dicho que fumar no está permitido. (I have already told you that smoking is not allowed.) |
enviar(le) algo (a alguien) | send something (to somenone) | Ayer el director de los recursos humanos me envió un correo. (Yesterday the human resources manager sent me an email.) |
escribir(le) algo (a alguien) | write something (to someone) | Les escribí una postal de Colombia. (I wrote a postcard from Colombia to them.) |
mandar(le) algo (a alguien) | send something (to someone) | Mi novio me mandó un ramo de rosas. (My boyfriend sent me a bouquet of roses.) |
pedir(le) algo (a alguien) | ask something (of someone) | Le pedí un favor. (I asked him a favour.) |
regalar(le) algo (a alguien) | give a present (to someone) | Nuestro padre nos regaló unas rosas. (Our father gave us some roses.) |
servir(le) algo (a alguien) | to serve something (to someone) | Mi madre nos sirvió la sopa. (Our mother served the soup to us.) |
traer(le) algo (a alguien) | to bring something (to someone) | El cartero me trajo una carta. (The postman brought me a letter.) |
Like direct object pronouns, indirect object pronouns are generally placed before verbs.
Examples:
However, indirect object pronoun placement depends on the conjugated form of the verb.
Pay attention to the following cases:
With negative commands, the pronoun precedes the verb which refers to the command.
Example:
No me pidas eso! (Don't ask me that!)
With affirmative commands, attach the pronoun to the verb which indicates the command.
Example:
¡Mándale* un ramo de flores! (Send her a bouquet of flowers!)
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* If the stressed syllable of the verb is the next-to-last one (not counting the pronoun), add the accent mark
When used with infinitive forms, the pronoun occurs after the infinitive and it is attached to it.
Example:
Acabo de darle una mala noticia. (I have just given him a bad news.)
Otherwise, it can be placed before the verb which precedes the infinitive form.
Example:
Le acabo de dar una mala noticia. (I have just given him a bad news.)
When used with gerund forms, the pronoun occurs after the verb and it is attached to it.
Example:
Estoy envíandote el correo. (I am sending the mail to you.)
Otherwise, it can be placed before the verb which precedes the gerund form.
Example:
Te estoy envíando el correo. (I am sending the mail to you.)
When used with an indirect object pronoun, the verb gustar (to like) is always used in the third-person (singular or plural).
Examples:
The indirect object pronoun refers to the person who likes something (subject of the sentence in English).
Indirect object pronoun | Singular subject | Plural subject |
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me te le nos os les | gusta | gustan |
Examples:
To put the stress on who likes something, a prepositional pronoun may be added before the indirect object pronoun.
Examples:
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