Lección 61: Repaso de Pronombres (Pronouns), Un Poquito Tuyo Cap. 5

To fully understand how pronouns work, it’s important to identify what role they play in a sentence. They generally modify a noun whose role is listed in the table below. Some examples are helpful. 

Tomás compró a Susana un libro.

In this example, Tomás is the Subject, a book is the Direct Object and Susana is the indirect object. Then you choose from the appropriate list showing all the possible permutations (seeLesson 9).

 

Los Pronombres Españoles

Subject	Direct Object	Indirect Object	Reflexive	Prepositional	Reciprocal	Possessive
yo	me	me	me	mí	-	mio,mia,mios,mias
tú	te	te	te	tí	-	tuyo/-a, tuyos/-as
él	lo	le	se	él	-	[de él]
ella	la	le	se	ella	-	[de ella]
usted (Ud.)	lo, la	le	se	usted	-	suyo/-a/-os/-as
nosotros	nos	nos	nos	nosotros	nos	nuestro/-a, -os, -as
ellos	los	les	se	ellos	se	[de ellos]
ellas	las	les	se	ellas	se	[de ellas]
ustedes (Uds.)	los, las	les	se	ustedes	se	suyo/-a/-os/-as

 

Remember that object pronouns, including reflexives and reciprocals go BEFORE the verb:  e.g.  Hoy me compro una camisa (Today I buy myself a shirt). When you have both a direct and an indirect pronoun, then the indirect pronoun goes first: e.g. Él me la compró ayer. (He bought it for me yesterday). The TWO big exceptions are commands and infinitives:  e.g.  ¡Cómpratela! (Buy it for yourself!) and Ella tiene que comprarsela mañana. (She has to buy it for herself tomorrow)

 

Subject:                                    I eat breakfast.                        Yo como el desayuno.

Direct Object:                          I read the book                        Yo leo el libro.                        

(me/te/lo,la/nos/los las)             I read it.                                   Yo lo leo.

Indirect Object:                        I give Juan the book.              Yo doy el libro a Juan.         

(me/te/le/nos/les)                      I give him the book.                 Yo le doy el libro.

(me/te/se/nos/se)                       I give it to him.                        Yo se lo doy. ***

 

*** When using both a Direct Object pronoun and an Indirect Object pronoun in the same sentence, the Indirect Object pronouns le and les change to se when combined with the object pronouns lo, la, los, or las.

 

Practice Quiz Direct Object Pronouns:   https://studyspanish.com/grammar/test/dopro1

Reflexive:                                                    I wash my hands (I wash myself the hands)    Yo me lavo las manos

(me/te/se/nos/se)                                   You wash your hands.                                              Tú te lavas las manos.

                                                                        She washes her hands                                             Ella se lava las manos

                                                                        We wash our hands              Nosotros nos lavamos las manos.

                                                                        They wash their hands.        Ellos se lavan las manos

 

Prepositional:                                           I am in front of you.                       Yo estoy delante de tí.

(mí/tí/él,ella, Ud./nosotros/ellos,                You are in front of me.                   Tú estas delante de mí.

ellas, Uds.)                                                  I am in front of him.                      Yo estoy delante de él.                                           

                                                                        He is in front of them                Él está delante de ellos.

 

Reciprocal:                                                 We kiss each other.                      Nosotros nos besamos.

(each other, one another)                    You (all) kiss one another.                    Ustedes (Uds.) se besan.

(nos/se/se)                                                 They kiss each other.                     Ellos se besan.

 

Possessive:                                         The shirt is mine                                  La camisa es mía.                                                       The book is yours.                               El libro es tuyo.

                                                              The ice cream is ours                          El helado es nuestro.                             

                                                              The table is yours (formal)                  La mesa es suya.                   

 

Special cases: with me / you               You come with me.                              Tú vienes conmigo.

                                                                        I go with you.                             Yo voy contigo.

 

Un Poquito Tuyo Capítulo 5

 

1.     Catalina and mother lie in bed lamenting the future lean years… Two of the help quit

2.     Antonio visits Julieta’s shop alone and offers her cash as compensation for the accident that led to their meeting. He hopes the money will help Julieta’s career as a clothing designer. She hesitates taking the help so as not to irritate his wife Catalina. Antonio has to leave to attend to other matters. “Tengo unos asuntos que atender.” I have some matters to attend to

3.     Elvis is convinced that the person, who fed information to Julieta about his infidelity, works with Julieta, based on some of the text messages he has seen. He asks Elena to help find out who it is and to help win Julieta back. Elena feels the heat since she is the one but Elvis doesn’t know it. She refuses to help him win back Julieta, exclaiming “Jamás, jamás, jamás” (Never, never, never). He goes on to say “Ándale, Elena.  Por favor. No te cuesta nada. Ayudame. ”Go on (Mexican colloq.) Elena, please. it doesn’t cost you anything. Elena agrees “Sí, te voy a ayudar, pero no te prometo nada.” Yes I will help you, but I promise you nothing (note the double negative in the Spanish). Elvis is made aware of Julieta’s presence at the mall…he runs to see her but Elena holds him back saying, no he has to change strategies and ignore her. “Castígala con latigos de indeferencia.” Punish her with whips/lashes of indifference.

4.     Eduardo & Vivian apply for a job at a restaurant, however the maître d’ (maître; name = Beto) knows them and is skeptical. He has them fill out an application and return within the hour. Beto is notably skeptical. He asks to speak with Viviana in private (privado) during which he confesses his love for her. She brushes him off saying that friends should not fall in love with each other. Beto then asks that she not contact him. “Necesito olvidarte.(I need to forget you)

5.     Paco (Julieta/Elena’s father?) once again meets with Doña Gregoria (Elvis’ mother) and flirts with her shamefully, while she becomes more and more incensed at his behavior. “Mientras más te enojas, más me gustas.”  (The angrier you get, the more I like you.) She calls him a pervert (abusador) and storms off.

6.     Elvis shows a his brother Elton the texts he’s been receiving. Elton looks at them and says, "Sé quién es.“ (I know who it is). The episode ends.