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D.O.P.s
Direct Object Pronouns
Why are we learning this? Using D.O.P.s will let you write shorter (and different types of) sentences
in Spanish.
What is a Direct Object? Direct objects (D.O.s) answer the question who? or what? in relation to what
the subject of the sentence is doing. The direct object pronoun (D.O.P.) takes the place of a direct object, so
you can produce a shorter, simpler sentence.
Yo lo necesito = I need it.
Yo te quiero = I love you.
No los quiero = I don’t want them.
La estudias todos los días? = Do you study it every day?
What are the Direct Object Pronouns in Spanish?
Singular
me = _____me___
te = _you (familiar)__
lo = _you (form.), him, it (m)__
la = _you (form.), her, it (f)
Plural
nos _us__
os = _you (form.) pl, España__
los = _them (m), you form. Pl._
las = _them (f), you form. Pl.
*For this chapter, we will focus on lo, la, los, las
Ejemplos:
1. Underline the Direct Object.
2. Select the corresponding D.O.P. and write it on the space provided (lo, la, los, or las)
1. Mauricio quiere unos pantalones. D.O.P. = __los___
2. Prefiero estos pantalones cortos.
3. No quiero escribir el ensayo.
D.O.P. = ___los__________
D.O.P. = __lo___
4. Rosalinda necesita estudiar la lección. D.O.P. = __la__
5. ¿Necesitas leer el libro, “The Grapes of Wrath” para la clase? D.O.P. = _lo
6. Mi hermanastra siempre empieza la tarea tarde. D.O.P. = __la_
7. Nosotros casi siempre cerramos la puerta. D.O.P. = ____la_______
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How do we use DOPs in a sentence?
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The D.O.P. is placed before the conjugated verb.
o
Translate to Spanish: I need it. (D.O.P. = lo) = __lo necesito.__________
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o
Literally, “It I need”
Translate to Spanish: We want them. (D.O.P. = las) = __Las quiero___________________

Literally, “Them we want”
Yes, if you look at the literal translations you’re talking like Yoda. 
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Or, the D.O.P. can also be “smooshed” to the back of the infinitive of a verb.
o Translate to Spanish: I need to study it. (D.O.P. = la)
 ___La necesito estudiar.____________________

___Necesito estudiarla._________________________________________
Ejemplos:
1. Underline the Direct Object.
2. Select the corresponding D.O.P. and write it on the space provided (lo, la, los, or las)
3. Rewrite the given sentences in a shorter way, using the D.O.P you selected.
1. Aldo prefiere las camisas azules. D.O.P. = ____las_______
_Aldo las prefiere.____________________________
2. Luis quiere unos jeans nuevos. D.O.P. = __los__
_____Luis los quiere.________________________
3. Mi madrastra compra unos zapatos rojos. D.O.P. = __los_________
__Mi madrastra los compra.___________________________________________
These sentences can be written with the D.O.P. in 2 different locations, write both:
4. Ellos piensan cerrar la tienda. D.O.P. = __la__________
_Ellos la piensan cerrar.___________________________
_Ellos piensan cerrarla.__________________________________________________
5. Los chicos quieren comprar los zapatos hoy. D.O.P. ____los________
__Los chicos los quieren comprar.____________________________
__Los chicos quieren comprarlos._____________________________________________
6. Voy a estudiar los apuntes toda la noche. D.O.P. = _los___
_Voy a estudiarlos toda la noche. Or Los voy a estudiar toda la noche.______________
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