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Direct object pronouns
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Often direct object pronouns are used instead of direct objects if the direct object is known and/or already mentioned. Using lo or la (it) or los or las (them), for example, instead of the proper names, saves time and energy; and since the object is known already, there is usually little confusion about what it or them refers to.
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me
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me
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nos
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us
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te
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you (inf.)
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os
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you (inf.)
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lo
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you (form., masc.)
him, it (masc.)
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los
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you (form., masc.)
them (masc.)
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la
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you (form., fem.)
her, it (fem.)
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las |
you (form., fem.)
them (fem.)
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Attention:
Direct object pronouns are usually placed in front of a conjugated verb.The pronoun must agree in gender and number with the noun it replaces.
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Yo compro la pluma.
I buy the pen.
Yo la compro.
I buy it.
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Attention:
In sentences using conjugated verbs and infinitives (-ar, -er, -ir) or the present progressive, direct object pronouns are either placed before the conjugated verb or attached to the infinitive.
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Yo lo puedo hacer.
I can do it.
No podemos aceptarlo.
we cannot accept it.
Lo estamos estudiando.
We are studying it.
Están escribiéndolo.
They are writing it.
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