Pronombres de objeto directo

El objeto directo

Many verbs are followed by a complement that indicates who or what receives
the action of the verb. This complement is called the direct object (DO).
Juan prepara una pizza.

Yo como un helado.

DO

DO

When the direct object refers to people or pets, it is preceded by the personal a:
Yo quiero a mi madre.

Mara pasea a su perro.

DO

DO

Pronombres de objeto directo

A pronoun can take the place of a direct object that has already been mentioned
to avoid repeating the entire complement.

PRONOMBRES DE OBJETO DIRECTO

Compras t el pan?
S, yo lo compro.

SINGULAR

PLURAL

Masculino

Femenino

Masculino

Femenino

lo
him, it

la
her, it

los
them

las
them

Ves a Tess y a Patricia?

No, no las veo.

The direct object pronoun is placed before the conjugated verb. If the direct object
goes with an infinitive, the pronoun can be attached to the end of the infinitive.
Quiero comprar un helado.

Lo quiero comprar. / Quiero comprarlo.