This Spanish Medium Review quiz will give you the opportunity to revisit the direct object pronouns and how they work in Spanish. What is a direct object pronoun? A direct object pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun that is directly affected by the action of a verb.
Direct object pronouns include the pronoun words of me, him, her, you, us, it and them. For example, take the sentence: He gave the shoes to me. Now, which word in that sentence is doing the action. That would be 'he' as 'he gave'. The word shoes is the subject of the sentence. Finally, 'me' is the direct object pronoun being acted upon.
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If you remember from the Spanish Medium Review quiz titled The Indirect Object Pronouns, one way to determine whether a pronoun is being acted upon is to use the words 'to' or 'for' before it. Here, in this given sentence, the word 'to' comes before 'me' and that quickly tells you that 'me' is being acted upon.
WORD ORDER
Now let’s look at the Spanish word order for a direct object pronoun. As you can see from the sentence above, in English the direct object pronoun (me) is generally used after a verb just as the subject of shoes is. In Spanish, however, the direct object pronoun is generally used before the verb rather than after the verb. Therefore, in Spanish the above sentences would be said and written as: Él me dio los zapatos. (He to me gave the shoes.) It could also be translated as, He gave the shoes to me. You could say this as: Él dio los zapatos a me. However, that is an improper way of saying it as that is how it is said in Spanish. However, you would still be understood by native speakers. They would just know that you were not a native speaker.
Okay, let’s take another look at the direct object pronouns as follows.
DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS
Singular
ENGLISH |
SPANISH |
MEANING |
me |
me |
me / to me / for me |
you |
te |
you / to you / for you (singular familiar), relates to tú |
it |
lo |
it (masculine) / you – relates to usted (masculine) (formal) |
him |
le |
him (note that in some Spanish countries they will also use 'lo' for 'him') |
her |
la |
her / it (feminine) / you – relates to usted (feminine) (formal) |
Plural
ENGLISH |
SPANISH |
MEANING |
us |
nos |
us / to us / for us |
you |
los |
you – relates to ustedes when there are all males in the group |
you |
las |
you – relates to ustedes when there are all females in the group |
you |
os |
you - relates to vosotros / vosotras (familiar) |
them |
los |
them – related to ellos when there are males and females |
them |
les |
them – related to ellos when there are only males |
you |
las |
them – related to ellas |
With this information fresh in your mind, it is time to take the quiz. It contains ten sentences and in each sentence is an all capitalized word. From the Spanish answers given, locate the correct answer that will properly translate the given sentence using the proper direct object pronoun of the capitalized word.
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Robert loves MARY. |
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Roberto las ama. |
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Roberto lo ama. |
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La ama Roberto. |
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Roberto la ama. |
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2.
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Daddy eats CHICKEN. |
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Papá la come. |
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Papá los come. |
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Papá lo come. |
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Papá come lo. |
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3.
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David climbs TREES. |
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Davíd los escala. |
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Davíd escala los. |
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Davíd las escala. |
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Los escala Davíd. |
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4.
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My aunt believes ME, STEVEN, ALAN AND CINDY. |
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Mi tía os cree. |
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Mi tía nos cree. |
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Mi tío nos cree. |
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Mi tío os cree. |
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5.
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Matilda takes MICHAEL. |
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Matilde la toma. |
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Matilde le tose. |
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Matilde le toma. |
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Matilde les toma. |
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6.
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Grandmother buys MILK. |
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Lo abuela compra. |
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Abuelo compra la. |
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Abuelo lo compra. |
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Abuela lo compra. |
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7.
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The teacher shows THOMAS. |
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La profesora muestra. |
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La profesora te muestra. |
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El profesor te muestra. |
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El profesor muestra. |
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8.
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She kisses PETER, PAUL AND JOHN. |
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Ella les besa. |
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Ella las besa. |
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Él lo besa. |
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Ellas nos besa. |
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9.
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John cuts HAIR. |
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Juan la corta. |
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Juan lo corta. |
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Lo corta Juan. |
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Juan corta. |
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10.
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She calls DADDY, MOMMY, GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDFATHER. |
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Ella las llama. |
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Ella le llama. |
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Ella nos llama. |
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Ella os llama. |
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1.
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Robert loves MARY. |
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Roberto las ama. |
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Roberto lo ama. |
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La ama Roberto. |
[x] |
Roberto la ama. |
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2.
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Daddy eats CHICKEN. |
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Papá la come. |
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Papá los come. |
[x] |
Papá lo come. |
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Papá come lo. |
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3.
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David climbs TREES. |
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[x] |
Davíd los escala. |
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Davíd escala los. |
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Davíd las escala. |
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Los escala Davíd. |
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4.
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My aunt believes ME, STEVEN, ALAN AND CINDY. |
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Mi tía os cree. |
[x] |
Mi tía nos cree. |
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Mi tío nos cree. |
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Mi tío os cree. |
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5.
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Matilda takes MICHAEL. |
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Matilde la toma. |
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Matilde le tose. |
[x] |
Matilde le toma. |
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Matilde les toma. |
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6.
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Grandmother buys MILK. |
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Lo abuela compra. |
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Abuelo compra la. |
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Abuelo lo compra. |
[x] |
Abuela lo compra. |
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7.
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The teacher shows THOMAS. |
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La profesora muestra. |
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La profesora te muestra. |
[x] |
El profesor te muestra. |
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El profesor muestra. |
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8.
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She kisses PETER, PAUL AND JOHN. |
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[x] |
Ella les besa. |
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Ella las besa. |
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Él lo besa. |
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Ellas nos besa. |
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9.
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John cuts HAIR. |
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Juan la corta. |
[x] |
Juan lo corta. |
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Lo corta Juan. |
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Juan corta. |
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10.
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She calls DADDY, MOMMY, GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDFATHER. |
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Ella las llama. |
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Ella le llama. |
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Ella nos llama. |
[x] |
Ella os llama. |
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