Direct Object Pronouns

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Direct object pronouns replace the person or thing directly affected by an action. They help you avoid repeating a noun: ¿Compras el pan? Sí, lo compro. Spanish uses me, te, lo, la, nos, los, and las. Unlike English, third-person forms agree with the noun they replace in gender and number.

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Singular: me (me), te (you), lo (him/it, masculine), la (her/it, feminine). Plural: nos (us), los (them, masculine or mixed group), las (them, feminine group).

Verwendung

• Use a direct object pronoun when the person or thing receiving the action is already clear.
• Choose lo, la, los, or las according to the gender and number of the noun being replaced.
• Use lo or los for masculine nouns and mixed-gender groups; use la or las for feminine nouns and all-feminine groups.
• The personal a before a person does not make that person an indirect object.

Beispiele

• ¿Compras el pan? Sí, lo compro. — Are you buying the bread? Yes, I’m buying it.
• Veo a Ana todos los días. La veo en la oficina. — I see Ana every day. I see her at the office.
• ¿Conoces a mis padres? Sí, los conozco. — Do you know my parents? Yes, I know them.
• Mi hermana nos llama los domingos. — My sister calls us on Sundays.

Typischer Fehler

❌ Veo ella todos los días.

✅ La veo todos los días.

Do not use the subject pronoun ella as the direct object. Use the feminine singular direct object pronoun la.

Merke

Ask what or whom the verb directly affects. For third-person objects, match the pronoun to the noun’s gender and number.