English Direct Objects  Are the direct recipients of the action of a verb  They answer the questions – who? or what? after the verb.

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2 English Direct Objects  Are the direct recipients of the action of a verb  They answer the questions – who? or what? after the verb

3 Example David mailed a letter.  Subject – David  Verb – mail What did he mail? --- a letter  Direct Object – a letter

4 Direct Object Pronoun  A word that replaces the direct object

5 Example  Noun David mailed a letter.  Pronoun David mailed it.

6 Examples ¿Lees unos libros? Sí, leo unos libros. Sí, los leo. ¿Buscas las plumas? No, no busco las plumas. No, no las busco.

7 Direct Object Pronouns in Spanish  me – me  te –you  lo –you (pol.), him, it  la –you (pol.), her, it  nos –us  los –you (pl.), them (m.)  las –you (pl.), them (f.)

8 Placement Before conjugated verbs Sí, lo leo. Sí, los leo. Sí, la busco. Sí, las busco. After infinitives Quiero leerlo. Quiero buscarla. Necesito leerlos. Necesito buscarlas.