Guía de estudio: Double Object Pronouns Objectives: ➔ Be able to identify Direct and Indirect Objects in a sentence ➔ Be able to place DOPs, IOPs, and Double Object Pronouns (DDOPs) in a sentence Vocabulario: Quizlet set of flashcards for this playlist. Foundational Notes ➔ Using DOPs and IOPs in Spanish means you have to CHANGE YOUR WORD ORDER. ➔ Direct Objects and Indirect Objects usually come at the end of the sentence, but when you use the pronouns, the word order gets all mixed up. See Objective 2 on what this looks like. Objective 1: Identify Direct and Indirect Objects in a sentence ➔ See the previous study guides on Direct Objects and Indirect Objects for a refresher on how to identify the DO and IO in a sentence. ➔ Examples: ◆ She gives her number to him. ● DO = her number ● IO = to him ◆ Ella da su número a él. ● DO = su número ● IO = a él ◆ My dad bakes a cake for me. ● DO = a cake ● IO = for me ◆ Mi padre hornea un pastel para mí. ● DO = un pastel ● IO = para mí Objective 2: Correctly place DOPs, IOPs, and Double Object Pronouns (DDOPs) ➔ This is where you have to place close attention. WORD ORDER IS EVERYTHING ◆ Indirect Object Pronoun (IOP) goes before the Direct Object Pronoun (DOP) Let’s start with an example sentence that doesn’t have any pronouns: (from above) Ella da su número a él.
1. First, Identify your DO and IO a. DO = su número b. IO = a él 2. Next, identify the pronoun that would take the place of your DO and IO. (see the playlists on Direct Objects and Indirect Objects for a refresher) a. DOP = lo b. IOP = le 3. Next, we’re going to rewrite the sentence with the pronouns in front of the conjugated verb. a. Ella le lo da. **there is a problem here in Spanish, you’re not allowed to have the words le lo next to each other. So, something strange happens. “le” changes to “se” (For a brief explanation why see this link .)
4. Rewrite the sentence with “se” instead of “le” a. Ella se lo da. → this is the correct placement of the DOP and IOP in a sentence. ➔ Let’s call this grammar rule the “Se Lo Rule” ◆ This rule applies to anytime you have a single conjugated verb and le or les comes before lo, los, la, or las ● le lo → se lo ● le la → se la ● le los → se los ● le las → se las ● les lo→ se lo ● les la → se la ● les los → se los ● les las → se las ➔ If there is a conjugated verb followed by an infinitive, the double pronouns can go before the verb phrase OR attached at the end of the verb phrase. ◆ Example: Ella va a dar su número a él. [va a dar] = verb phrase ● We can write this sentence one of two ways: 1. Ella se lo va a dar. 2. Ella va a dar se lo .
**notice that the order of IOP and DOP doesn’t change**