KS3 · Spanish · Year 8
Who does what? Direct object pronouns 'lo' and 'la'
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I can use direct object pronouns to show who is doing the action and who is receiving it.
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I can use direct object pronouns to show who is doing the action and who is receiving it.
Key learning points
- In English, we can use words like 'him', 'her' or 'it' (direct object pronouns) to avoid repeating nouns.
- In Spanish, we use 'lo' to mean 'him' or 'it' (for masculine objects).
- We use 'la' to mean 'her' or 'it' (for feminine objects).
- Spanish object pronouns go before the verb.
- 'La' before a noun is an article and means 'the', but before a verb it is a DOP and means 'her' or 'it'.
Words to know
- direct object pronoun
- replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb, e.g. 'me', 'you', 'it', 'them'
Common mistakes
'La' always means 'her' or 'it'.
'La' means 'the' in front of a noun but 'her' or 'it' when it comes before a verb.
For parents, carers and teachers
- For A1, the teacher might choose to ask students to finish the sentence using their own words.