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Indicating to whom or for whom an action takes place Indirect object nouns and pronouns ¿Me puede mostrar los modelos más económicos? pp. 205–206

Paco gave the book to me. Paco me dio el libro. Indirect object nouns and pronouns tell to whom or for whom an action is done. It is important to distinguish direct objects from indirect objects. What did Paco give? The book. That’s our direct object. Paco gave the book to me. To whom did Paco give the book? To me. That’s our indirect object. Paco me dio el libro.

The indirect object pronouns in Spanish are as follows: These pronouns are identical to the direct object and reflexive pronouns. me nos te os le les The third-person singular and plural forms are different.

Le voy a mandar el libro a Alfredo. Indirect object pronouns, like all object pronouns, come in front of the conjugated verb… Le voy a mandar el libro a Alfredo. I’m going to send the book to Alfredo. . . . or after and attached to an infinitive . . . Voy a mandarle el libro a Alfredo. I’m going to send the book to Alfredo. . . . or a gerund. Estoy mandándole el libro a Alfredo. I’m sending the book to Alfredo. Notice the written accent that is added to gerunds when the pronoun is attached.

me a mí nos a nosotros/as te a ti os a vosotros/as le a usted les The prepositional forms that often accompany the object pronouns are as follows: These are mandatory me a mí nos a nosotros/as te a ti os a vosotros/as le a usted les a ustedes a él a ellos (a Juan) a ella a ellas (a Marta) etc. These are optional (for clarification or emphasis)

Clarification and Emphasis To eliminate ambiguity, prepositional forms are used to clarify. Notice the following exchange: ¿A quién le vas a mandar el libro? To whom are you going to send the book? Le voy a mandar el libro a Alfredo. I’m going to send the book to Alfredo. An answer such as Le voy a mandar el libro would not clearly indicate to whom.

Clarification and Emphasis Some might then logically ask “Why not just say Voy a mandar el libro a Alfredo.” But . . . . . . proper Spanish requires the use of the indirect object pronoun. Le voy a mandar el libro a Alfredo. In this case, for instance, le must co-occur with a Alfredo. Voy a mandar el libro a Alfredo. . . . is considered ungrammatical.

Clarification and Emphasis Prepositional forms are also used to emphasize. Notice the following exchange. ¿A quién le vas a mandar el libro? ¿A Isabel o a Alfredo? To whom are you going to send the book? To Isabel or to Alfredo? Le voy a mandar el libro a él. I’m going to send the book to him.

Dar is almost always used with indirect object pronouns. Dar (to give) Dar is almost always used with indirect object pronouns. doy damos das dais da dan The verb dar is irregular only in its yo form. Mis amigos me dan buenos consejos. My friends give me good advice.

The preterit of dar uses the same endings as -er and -ir verbs. Dar (to give) The preterit of dar uses the same endings as -er and -ir verbs. di dimos diste disteis dio dieron Mis amigos me dieron buenos consejos. My friends gave me good advice.

Other verbs that generally use indirect object pronouns decir to say, to tell describir to describe escribir to write explicar to explain mostrar (ue) to show prestar to lend regalar to give (a gift) vender to sell

¡A practicar!

Put the sentences in order 1. el problema mis amigos me describen 2. digo les yo la verdad 3. escribimos a la profesora le un correo electrónico 4. unos zapatos sus padres les regalan a sus hijos

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