1. Direct Objects and Direct Object Pronouns

2. What is a direct object? It directly receives the action of the verb
Answers the question
Who? Or
What?

3. What is a pronoun? Replaces (takes the place of ) a noun?
What’s a noun?

4. What are the direct object pronouns in Spanish?
Me = me
Te = you
Lo = it; him
La = it; her
Nos = us
Los = them
Las = them

5. Where can direct objects go in Spanish sentences?
They may be placed before the conjugated verb.

6. El traje de baño
What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above?

7. La plancha de vela
What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above? La
Why?
La plancha de vela is feminine and singular

8. Los esquís What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above?
Why?
Los esquís is masculine and plural

9. Las botas What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above? Las
Why?
Because las botas is feminine and plural

10. El tenista What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above? Lo
Why lo?
Because el tenista is masculine (even though the noun ends in an “a”. It’s an exception.

11. Las gafas de sol
What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above?
Las
Why las?
Because las gafas de sol is feminine and plural

12. Yo bateo un jonron. What is the direct object? un jonron
Why: What do I bat? A homerun
How do I replace the direct object with the direct object pronoun?
Yo lo bateo.
Why lo?
Because un jonron is masculine and feminine.