Usando los pronombres (Using the pronouns)

Learning Objectives Identify the direct object in a simple Spanish sentence. Choose the correct direct object pronoun (lo, la, los, las) to match a noun's gender and number. Replace a noun with its correct direct object pronoun. Correctly place the direct object pronoun before the conjugated verb. Rewrite a simple sentence like 'Yo miro el carro' as 'Yo lo miro'. Answer a question like '¿Ves la casa?' with 'Sí, la veo.' Do you see the cookie? 🍪 Instead of saying 'I eat the cookie,' what if you could just say 'I eat it'? Let's learn how to do that in Spanish! Today, we will learn about special little words called direct object pronouns. These words (lo, la, los, las) help us stop repeating ourselves and m...

TermDefinitionExample Pronoun (Pronombre)A small word that takes the place of a noun (a person, place, or thing) so we don't have to say the noun over and over.In 'I see the dog. I pet it,' the word 'it' is a pronoun that replaces 'the dog'. Direct Object (Objeto Directo)The noun in a sentence that receives the action of the verb. It answers the question 'What?' or 'Whom?' after the verb.In 'Yo como la manzana' (I eat the apple), 'la manzana' is the direct object because it's what I eat. loThe pronoun that replaces a singular, masculine noun (a thing that uses 'el'). It means 'it' or 'him'.el libro (the book) → lo laThe pronoun that replaces a singular, feminine noun (a thing that...

Pronoun Placement Rule Direct Object Pronoun + Conjugated Verb In Spanish, the direct object pronoun (lo, la, los, las) almost always goes right BEFORE the main verb. It's the opposite of English where we say 'I see it'. Gender & Number Matching Rule Noun (el, la, los, las) → Pronoun (lo, la, los, las) The pronoun you choose must match the gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural) of the noun it is replacing. If the noun is 'la manzana', you must use 'la'.