SHORT ACHIEVABLE GOALS
me | me |
you | te |
her | la |
him | le |
it | lo |
us | nos |
you (plural) | os |
them | las, les, los |
to me | me |
to you | te |
to him, her, it | le |
to us | nos |
to you (plural) | os |
to them | les |
An indirect object is used for the person to whom
something is told, given, or sent.
Why are indirect objects confusing? I'm not a
linguistics expert. I suspect that our definition of a direct object (see
above) is a part of the problem. For sentences with more than just a noun
and a verb, I think (I could be wrong) that there should be a direct object.
After all, if an action is committed, it has to be received by something,
right? (I could be wrong.)
There are quite a few sentences we use that you could
argue the direct object is implicit.
"I told him." (the direct object might be 'the story',
'the truth', 'the tale', etc.)
"I asked her."
So far, it appears to me that indirect objects are used
for transferring objects and information. Now, just to be sure, we're going
to look at examples. To contrast direct and indirect objects, we need a
female person, so that we'll have a distinct difference:
Three parts to this explanation
We talk about the different types of commands--who you
are giving it to is important
This table shows the conjugations for the various
commands
first person singular | --- | --- | --- |
second person singular | ama / no ames | corre / no corras | vive / no vivas |
third person singular | ame | corra | viva |
first person plural | amemos | corramos | vivamos |
second person plural | amad / no améis | corred / no corráis | vivid / no viváis |
third person plural | amen | corran | vivan |
decir | di |
hacer | haz |
ir | ve (or) anda |
poner | pon |
salir | sal |
tener | ten |
venir | ven |
cepillarse | to brush your teeth |
irse | to go |
lavarse | to wash oneself |
levantarse | to get up out of bed |
maquillarse | to put on makeup |
lunes | Monday |
martes | Tuesday |
miércoles | Wednesday |
jueves | Thursday |
viernes | Friday |
sábado | Saturday |
domingo | Sunday |
enero | January |
febrero | February |
marzo | March |
abril | April |
mayo | May |
junio | June |
julio | July |
agosto | August |
septiembre | September |
octubre | October |
noviembre | November |
diciembre | December |
V | verb |
N | noun |
DO | Direct Object |
IO/PP | Indirect Object or Prepositional Phrase |
Our Fathers(N) | wrote(V) | the Constitution(DO) | for all the people(PP/IO). | |
common | Nuestros Padres(N) | escribieron(V) | la Constitución(DO) | para toda la gente(PP/IO). |
not so common | Escribieron(v) | nuestros Padres(N) | la Constitución(DO) | para toda la gente(PP/IO) |
common | Nuestros Padres(N) | escribieron(V) | para toda la gente(PP/IO) | la Constitución(DO). |
not so common | Para toda la gente(PP/IO) | escribieron(V) | nuestros Padres(N) | la Constitución(DO). |
Nosotros, el Pueblo de los Estados Unidos, | We, the people of the United States, |
a fin de formar una Unión más perfecta, | in order to form a more perfect Union, |
establecer Justicia, | establish Justice, |
afirmar la tranquilidad interior, | insure domestic Tranquility, |
proveer la Defensa común, | provide for the common defense, |
promover el bienestar general y asegurar para nosotros mismos y para nuestros descendientes los beneficios de la Libertad, | promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, |
estatuimos y sancionamos esta Constitución para los Estados Unidos de América. | do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. |
How many grammar rules can you find used here?