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Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns Together
You already know the subject pronouns:
You also already know the direct object pronouns:
As well, you know the indirect object pronouns:
When both direct object pronouns (me, te, lo/la, nos, os, los/las) and indirect object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, os, les) appear in the same sentence, the indirect object pronoun is used first, followed by the direct object pronoun:
Remember, the subject pronoun is usually left out.
When there is a certain combination of an indirect object pronoun with a direct object pronoun (le/les + lo/la/los/las), the le or les becomes se:
If we substitute Juan with the optional subject pronoun, we have:
Remember, the word order for using both direct object (DO) and indirect object (IO) pronouns is:
The same rules apply for IO and DO negative and two-verb sentences.
In a negative sentence with one verb, the IO and DO pronouns are placed between the negative word (no, nunca, jamás, nadie, etc.) and the conjugated verb. This is the same pattern as sentences with a direct or indirect object pronoun:
In statements with two verbs, there are two options for placing the combination of the DO and IO pronouns: before the conjugated verb, or attached to end of the second, infinitive, verb:
Another kind of sentence with two verbs has an -ing verb (gerund) as the second verb, and the indirect object pronoun and direct object pronoun combination can be placed before the conjugated verb, or attached to end of the second, gerund verb:
Neither word order is "better" or "more correct" than the other, and they are both used with equal frequency.
| yo | I |
| tú | you |
| él/ella, usted | he/she, you (formal) |
| nosotros/nosotras | we (masculine or mixed masculine and feminine/feminine) |
| vosotros/vosotras | you-all (masculine or mixed masculine and feminine/feminine) |
| ellos/ellas, ustedes | they, you-all (formal) |
You also already know the direct object pronouns:
| me | me |
| te | you |
| lo | he, you (formal, masculine) |
| la | she, you (formal, feminine) |
| nos | we |
| os | you-all |
| los | they, you-all (formal, masculine or mixed masculine and feminine) |
| las | they, you-all (formal, feminine) |
As well, you know the indirect object pronouns:
| me | to me |
| te | to you (informal, singular) |
| le | to him, to her, to you (formal, singular) |
| nos | to us |
| os | to you (informal, plural) |
| les | to them, to you (formal, plural) |
When both direct object pronouns (me, te, lo/la, nos, os, los/las) and indirect object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, os, les) appear in the same sentence, the indirect object pronoun is used first, followed by the direct object pronoun:
- Yo te mando una carta.
I to you send a letter = I send a letter to you.
- Te la mando = to you it I send = I send it to you.
Remember, the subject pronoun is usually left out.
When there is a certain combination of an indirect object pronoun with a direct object pronoun (le/les + lo/la/los/las), the le or les becomes se:
- Juan manda una carta a Ana.
Juan sends a letter to Ana.
Juan le manda una carta.
Juan to her sends a letter = Juan sends a letter to her.
Juan la manda a Ana.
Juan it sends to Ana = Juan sends it to Ana.
Juan se la manda.
Juan to her it sends = Juan sends it to her.
If we substitute Juan with the optional subject pronoun, we have:
- (Él) se la manda.
He to her it sends = He sends it to her.
Remember, the word order for using both direct object (DO) and indirect object (IO) pronouns is:
- Subject + IO + DO + verb.
The same rules apply for IO and DO negative and two-verb sentences.
In a negative sentence with one verb, the IO and DO pronouns are placed between the negative word (no, nunca, jamás, nadie, etc.) and the conjugated verb. This is the same pattern as sentences with a direct or indirect object pronoun:
- Juan no se la manda.
Juan no to her it sends = Juan does not send it to her.
In statements with two verbs, there are two options for placing the combination of the DO and IO pronouns: before the conjugated verb, or attached to end of the second, infinitive, verb:
- Juan (no) se la va a mandar = Juan no it to her is going to send = Juan is not going to send it to her.
Juan (no) va a mandársela = Juan no is going to send it to her = Juan is not going to send it to her.
Another kind of sentence with two verbs has an -ing verb (gerund) as the second verb, and the indirect object pronoun and direct object pronoun combination can be placed before the conjugated verb, or attached to end of the second, gerund verb:
- Juan (no) se la está mandando =Juan no to her it is sending = Juan is (not) sending it to her.
Juan (no) está mandándosela =Juan no is sending to her it = Juan is (not) sending it to her.
Neither word order is "better" or "more correct" than the other, and they are both used with equal frequency.
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