spanishskulduggery answered:

Indirect Object Pronouns

me [yo] te [tú] le [3ra persona singular] les [3ra persona plural] nos [nosotros/nosotras] os [vosotros/vosotras]

Direct Object Pronouns

me [yo] te [tú] lo / la [3ra persona singular] los / las [3ra persona plural] nos [nosotros/nosotras] os [vosotros/vosotras]

Reflexive Pronouns

me [yo] te [tú] se [3ra persona singular Y plural] nos [nosotros/nosotras] os [vosotros/vosotras]





For the most part, the pronouns are pretty much the same except with 3rd person.





Indirect objects are there to show recipients, to whom or for whom something is done.

Me gusta el libro. = I like the book. [lit. “the book pleases me”]

Me gustan los libros. = I like the books. [lit. “the books please me”] Les mando la carta. = I’m sending them the letter. / I’m sending the letter to them. Voy a decirle la verdad. = I’m going to tell him/her the truth.

Tengo que decirle (a él). = I have to tell him.

Tengo que decirle (a ella). = I have to tell her.

Tengo que decirle (a usted). = I have to tell you (formal). Nos compran flores. = They’re buying us flowers.

Direct objects are objects or people who have an action done to them; in some cases it’s people, usually it tends to be things. You get into regional differences when the direct object is people but it’s usually fine.

Direct objects are stand-ins for a noun so they’re usually translates as “it/them”

Voy a comprar el coche/carro/auto. = I’m going to buy the car.

Voy a comprarlo. = I’m going to buy it. Voy a escribir la nota. = I’m going to write the note.

Voy a escribirla. = I’m going to write it. Lavo los platos. = I’m washing the dishes

Los lavo. = I’m washing them. Compro las rosas. = I’m buying the roses.

Las compro. = I’m buying them.

Lo quiero a él. = I love him.

Lo amo. = I love him.



La quiero a ella. = I love her.

La amo. = I love her.

Reflexives are where the subject and the object are the same thing/person; what is doing the action, does/experiences it themselves.

The big difference is that the person is also the recipient; if they’re not, you’re usually dealing with direct or indirect objects… which isn’t always obvious if it’s me, te, nos, os.

Lavo el piso. = I’m washing the floor.

Lo lavo. = I’m washing it. [direct object] Me lavo. = I’m washing myself. [reflexive]

Me lavo las manos. = I’m washing my hands. [reflexive] enfadar a alguien = To anger someone

Le enfada. = It makes him/her angry. [indirect object] enfadarse = to get angry

Me enfado. = I’m getting angry. [reflexive]





The only time you really need to be aware is when 3rd person indirect object meets 3rd person direct object…

Me lo prometes. = You promise me (it). Te lo prometo. = I promise you (it). / I promise it to you. Se lo prometo (a él). = I promise it to him.

Se lo prometo (a ella). = I promise it to her.

Se lo prometo (a usted). = I promise it to you.

Se lo prometo (a ellos). = I promise it to them.

Se lo prometo (a ellas). = I promise it to them.

Se lo prometo (a ustedes). = I promise it to you all. Nos lo prometes. = You promise us (it).

The se here is not reflexive. It takes the place of the le/les…

It’s because lelo/a in Spanish can mean “silly”, and also if you had to say les lo or something you’d trip over the words.

The use of se here only exists to take the place of le/les when a direct object (lo/la/los/las) follows it. It’s not there to serve a grammatical function, it’s just so you don’t trip over saying le lo or les lo or something like that.



