IT AND THEM

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IT AND THEM

• The Impersonal Direct Object Pronouns
• lo, la, los, and las
• Mrs. M. Thompson

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What you already know

• A direct object tells who or what receives the
  action of the verb.

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For Example...

• In the sentence We bought the car, car is the
  direct object.
• It tells what was bought.

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A direct object pronoun...

• can replace a direct object noun.

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For example...

• Did you buy the car?
• Yes, I bought it.

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Another example...

• Do you have the keys?
• Yes, I have them.

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It and them are called...

• Impersonal direct object pronouns because...
• They refer to things instead of people.

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Like English, Spanish uses...

• direct object pronouns to replace direct object
  nouns.
• Note that direct object pronouns come before the
  conjugated verb.

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For example...

• Tienes la cámara?
• Do you have the camera?
• Sí la tengo.
• Yes, I have it.

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Another example...

• Quieres los aretes?
• Do you want the earrings?
• Sí, los quiero.
• Yes, I want them.

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Another example...

• Necesitas el champú?
• Do you need the shampoo?
• Sí, lo necesito.
• Yes, I need it.

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Another example...

• Prefieres las pulseras de plata?
• Do you prefer the silver bracelets?
• Sí, las prefiero.
• Yes, I prefer them.

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Direct Object Pronouns...

• agree in gender and number with the nouns they
  replace.

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The masculine direct object pronouns are...

• lo it
• los them

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The feminine direct object pronouns are...

• la it
• las them

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In a negative sentence...

• no comes before the object pronoun.

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For example...

• Tiene Esteban el nuevo disco de Mecano?
• Does Esteban have the new Mecano record?
• No, no lo tiene pero lo quiere.
• No, he doesnt have it, but he wants it.

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What direct object pronoun would you use?

• la cartera
• el cinturón
• la cámara
• el suéter de lana
• las botas de cuero
• los patines
• los aretes de plástico

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Muy bien!