Los complementos indirectos (The indirect object pronouns) The ...

Los complementos indirectos (The indirect object pronouns)
The indirect object is the word in the sentence that is affected by the action of the
verb. The indirect object can either be a noun (She gave the invitation to Juan) or a
pronoun (She gave the invitation to him).
In Spanish, the indirect object pronouns are:
me (a mí)-to me
te (a tí)- to you
le (a él)- to him
le (a ella)- to her
le (a Ud.)- to you (formal)
nos (a nosotros)- to us
les (a ellos/a ellas)- to them
les (a Uds.)- to all of you
Remember that in Spanish the indirect object pronouns always go BEFORE THE
VERB.
When you are asked to identify the direct object and the indirect object in a
sentence, you must:
1. Understand the sentence
2. Decide who or what is receiving the action in the sentence. Answer the
question who or what. That is the direct object.
3. Decide who is being affected by the verb. Answer the question to whom or
for whom. That is the indirect object.
Example: Yo le di la tarea a la profesora.
1. I gave the homework to her (to the teacher). Since le has more than one
meaning, the teacher is in the sentence for clarification.
2. What did I give? The homework is the direct object
3. To whom did I give the homework? The teacher is the indirect object and
to her is the indirect object pronoun

IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS THAT USE INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS
Study the following expressions.
Gustar- to like
Interesar- to interest
Yo me gustó/gustaron- I liked me interesó/interesaroninterested
me
Tú te gustó/gustaron- You liked te interesó/interesaron - interested
you
Él/Ella/Ud./Singular le gustó/gustaron- He/She/You
(formal) liked
le interesó/interesaron - interested
him/her/you (formal)
Nosotros nos gustó/gustaron- We liked nos interesó/interesaron -
interested us
Ellos/Ellas/Uds./Plural les gustó/gustaron- They/All of
you liked
les interesó/interesaron -
interested them/all of you
encantar- to love something (not
someone)
Doler- to hurt (la cabeza can be
replaced by any body part)
Yo me encantó/encantaron- I loved me duele la cabeza – my head
hurts
Tú te encantó/encantaron - You loved te duele la cabeza - your head
hurts
Él/Ella/Ud./Singular le encantó/encantaron -
He/She/You (formal) loved
le duele la cabeza- his/her/your
(formal) head hurts
Nosotros
nos encantó/encantaron - We
loved
nos duelen las cabezas - our
heads hurt
Ellos/Ellas/Uds./Plural les encantó/encantaron - They/All
of you loved
les duelen las cabezas – their/all
of your heads hurt