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When do I use Direct Object Pronouns and Indirect Object Pronouns?
In Spanish, I know what they're supposed to be changed to (me, lo, Las, etc.) and how to use them together, but I don't know when it is a direct object pronoun or an indirect object pronoun.
1 Answer
- 5 years ago
It's all about where the action is directed. You use direct object pronouns when the action of the verb is going towards the pronoun. "do THAT" "eat IT" "hit HIM" "buy THEM". Do you see how the capitalized words (which are English direct object pronouns) are all directly being affected by the verb? They are what's being done/eaten/hit/bought.
Indirect object pronouns are cases like "buy it for HER" "Send it to THEM" "give HIM that". These pronouns are not what's being bought/sent/handed, that's the direct object (it/it/that). The indirect object is only indirectly related to the verb. They're who/what the things (direct objects!) are being bought for/sent to/given to.
When you're trying to figure out whether you should use a direct or indirect object pronoun, think to yourself "Is what the noun this pronoun is standing in for directly affected by this verb? Or only indirectly?"