IV. Avoiding Reundancies.

Subject and Direct Object Pronouns

*Subject Pronouns
yo
tú
él, ella, Ud.
nosotros/nosotras
vosotros/vosotras
ellos,ellas, Uds.


*Direct Object Pronouns
me
te
lo,la
nos
os
los, las



According to Fuentes, ways to omit redundancy are to :

• substitue a subject pronoun for the subject itself
• omit the subject altogether if listener knows what the subject is.
• substitute direct-object pronouns for direct object nouns.

 

OJO: Direct objects receive the action of the verb directly (answering the questions whom or what).

OJO: When a direct object refers to a specific person or animal, the personal a precedes it. (The personal a is not used when the direct object is unspecified. It is also not used after tener.)

No encuentro a mi hija.

Busco un hombre guapo (pero no lo conozco).

Tengo una amiga de Cuba.

Use DOPs (direct object pronouns):

• before a conjugated verb
• after an infinitive

La quiero ver. OR Quiero verla.

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