Direct Objects

Diagram each part of these

English sentences:
I want that apple.
I bought some fish.
What is the subject, the verb,
the direct object?
Direct Object Pronouns
Direct object pronouns
take the place of the
direct object in a
sentence.
For example:
Direct Object Pronouns
Instead of saying,
“I want that apple,” you can
say, “I want it.”
The word “it” takes the place
of the word “apple.”
Direct Object Pronouns (English)
me us

you you (plural)

him, her, it them

Direct Object Pronouns (Spanish)
me nos

te os

lo los
la las
Placement Rule #1: Write the
DOP before the verb:
 Compro la carne en la carnicería.
 La compro en la carnicería.

 I buy the meat at the butcher’s.

 I buy it at the butcher’s.
Before the Conjugated Verb

Isabel no tiene manzanas.

Isabel no las tiene.

Isabel doesn’t have apples.

Isabel doesn’t have them.
Before the Conjugated Verb

Tú comes frijoles.

Tú los comes.

You eat beans.

You eat them.
Placement Rule #2:
In sentences with two verbs,
they are placed EITHER
 before the first OR
 attached to the second.
Before the first or attached to the second:
Before the first:
 Quiero comer la banana.
 La quiero comer.

Attached to the second:

 Quiero comer la banana.
 Quiero comerla.
Direct Object Pronouns
When the DOP replaces a
group of nouns where there
are both masculine and
feminine objects, we use los.
For example:
Direct Object Pronouns
 Yo compro el pan y la
mantequilla en la panadería.
 Los compro en la panadería.

 I buy bread and butter in the

bakery.
 I buy them in the bakery.