{"id":659,"date":"2025-01-06T18:53:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T18:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/?post_type=chapter&p=659"},"modified":"2025-01-10T20:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T20:06:00","slug":"leccion-4-los-complementos-directos","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/chapter\/leccion-4-los-complementos-directos\/","title":{"raw":"Lecci\u00f3n 4: Los pronombres de los complementos directos","rendered":"Lecci\u00f3n 4: Los pronombres de los complementos directos"},"content":{"raw":"
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\u00a1Hola! Soy Dalia. Ma\u00f1ana es A\u00f1o Nuevo y voy a invitar a mis amigos a una cena especial. La<\/strong> vamos a preparar Paulina y yo. Me encanta el postre entonces lo<\/strong> voy a hacer yo. Quiero hacer un pastel de chocolate y lo<\/strong> voy a servir con fruta. Tambi\u00e9n voy a preparar un pescado, Paulina es vegetariana y no lo<\/strong> come. Ella compr\u00f3 una variedad de verduras y las<\/strong> va a poner en un plato especial. \u00a1La cena va a ser deliciosa!<\/p>\r\n\r\n [caption id=\"attachment_598\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"199\"]\"A Dalia<\/span>.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Los complementos directos<\/h2>\r\n

A direct object is a person or a thing and tells to whom or to what something is being done.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/colgroup>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n English<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n
Magdalena prepara el pollo<\/strong>.<\/td>\r\n Magdalena prepares the chicken<\/strong>.<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
V<\/i>oy a invitar a Paco<\/strong> a comer.<\/td>\r\n I am going to invite Paco<\/strong> to eat.<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n

Los pronombres<\/h2>\r\n

When referring to direct objects that have already been mentioned, you can use a pronoun to avoid repetition. In Spanish pronouns must agree in gender and number.<\/p>\r\n

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<\/td>\r\n singular (it<\/em>)<\/th>\r\n plural (them<\/em>)<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n
masculino<\/th>\r\n lo<\/td>\r\n los<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
femenino<\/th>\r\n la<\/td>\r\n las<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/tbody>\r\n <\/table>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

The pronoun is placed before the conjugated verb.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/colgroup>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n English<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n
\u00bfVas a hacer una ensalada<\/strong>?<\/td>\r\n Are you going to make a salad<\/strong>?<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
S\u00ed, la<\/strong> voy a hacer.<\/td>\r\n Yes, I am going to make it<\/strong>.<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
\u00bfVamos a tener un postre<\/strong>?<\/td>\r\n Are we going to have a<\/strong> dessert<\/strong>?<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
S\u00ed, lo <\/strong>vamos a tener.<\/td>\r\n Yes, we are going to have it.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
\u00bfToman refrescos<\/strong>?<\/td>\r\n Do they drink sodas<\/strong>?<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
No, no los<\/strong> toman.<\/td>\r\n No, they don\u2019t drink them<\/strong>.<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
\u00bfQuieres verduras<\/strong>?<\/td>\r\n Do you want vegetables<\/strong>?<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
S\u00ed, las<\/strong> quiero. Me gustan mucho.<\/td>\r\n Yes, I want them<\/strong>. I like them a lot.<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

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