Direct Object Pronouns

Direct object pronouns replace a noun that directly receives an action, making speech and writing more concise and natural. This guide goes over each pronoun and how to use them.

🥖Audio Example

¿Me das el pan, por favor?

Pronouns

The basic Spanish direct object pronouns are short forms like me, te, lo, la, nos, os, los, and las, and they agree in gender and number with the noun they replace.

🍎Audio Example

¿La ves en la cesta?

Spanish Word(s)	English Word(s)
me	me
te	you (informal)
lo	him/it (masculine)
la	her/it (feminine)
nos	us
os	you (plural, Spain)
los	them (masculine)
las	them (feminine)

Spanish Example	English Translation
🍞 ¿Me das el pan?	Can you give me the bread?
🍵 Te veo con la taza.	I see you with the cup.
🥖 Lo compré esta mañana.	I bought it this morning.
🧀 La quiero probar.	I want to try it.
🍰 Nos trajeron una tarta.	They brought us a cake.
🥐 Os veo en la panadería.	I see you (pl.) at the bakery.
🍊 Los compré por kilo.	I bought them by the kilo.
🍓 Las lavé antes de comer.	I washed them before eating.

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Placement

Direct object pronouns normally appear before a conjugated verb, or they attach to an infinitive, gerund, or affirmative command, and they never split a negative command.

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Lo estoy tomando ahora.

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Examples

🥐Audio Example

Quiero probarlo ahora.

Spanish Example	English Translation
🍞 Lo compré en la esquina.	I bought it on the corner.
🥖 Voy a probarlo.	I’m going to try it.
🍰 La estoy comiendo.	I’m eating it.
🍓 Estoy lavándolas.	I’m washing them.

Double Object Pronouns

When both indirect and direct object pronouns appear, the indirect object pronoun (like me, te, le, les) normally comes first; if the indirect pronoun is le or les and is followed by a direct pronoun that begins with l, le/les changes to se.

🧺Audio Example

Se lo di al vendedor.

Spanish Example	English Translation	Note
🧾 Me lo mostró en la lista.	He showed it to me on the list.	Indirect before direct
📋 Se lo di al encargado.	I gave it to the manager.	Le/les → se before lo/la
🧢 Te la di con la bolsa.	I gave it to you with the bag.	Direct feminine with indirect tú
🍪 Nos las dieron de regalo.	They gave them to us as a gift.	Plural direct and indirect

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Spanish Indirect Object Pronoun	Spanish Direct Object Pronoun	Spanish Double Object Pronouns
me	lo / la / los / las	me lo / me la / me los / me las
te	lo / la / los / las	te lo / te la / te los / te las
se (le/les)	lo / la / los / las	se lo / se la / se los / se las
nos	lo / la / los / las	nos lo / nos la / nos los / nos las
os	lo / la / los / las	os lo / os la / os los / os las

Summary

Direct object pronouns streamline sentences by replacing nouns that receive actions; learn the short pronoun forms like lo/la, practice placement before conjugated verbs or attached to infinitives and commands, and remember to change le/les to se when paired with lo/la/los/las.

🥪Audio Example

Nos lo sirvieron caliente y estaba delicioso.

Last updated: Sun Sep 14, 2025