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<p>
	If a sentence has both a <strong>subject</strong> and a <strong>direct object</strong> the subject is the actor and the direct object is acted upon.
	For example in the sentence <strong>He is reading a book</strong>, <strong>He</strong> is the subject, because <strong>He</strong> is doing the reading, while <strong>a book</strong> is the direct object, because it is the thing being read.
	It is acted upon by the subject.
</p>

<table class="ui celled table">
	<thead>
		<tr>
			<th>Sentence</th>
			<th>Finding the subject</th>
			<th>Subject</th>
			<th>Finding the object</th>
			<th>Direct object</th>
		</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>He is reading a book.</td>
			<td>Who is reading?</td>
			<td>He</td>
			<td>What is he reading?</td>
			<td>a book</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Pablo treats Maria without respect.</td>
			<td>Who is treating (without respect)?</td>
			<td>Pablo</td>
			<td>Who is Pablo treating (without respect)?</td>
			<td>Maria</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

<p>
	We already know the word order for the sentences above in Spanish.
</p>

<table class="ui fixed celled table">
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>He is reading a book.</td>
			<td>Él lee un libro.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Pablo treats Maria without respect.</td>
			<td>Pablo trata Maria sin respeto.</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

<p>
	When we use a <strong>pronoun</strong> instead of <strong>a book</strong> or <strong>Maria</strong>, then the pronoun comes immediately before the verb.
</p>

<table class="ui fixed celled table">
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>He treats <strong>me</strong> with much respect.</td>
			<td><strong>Me</strong> trata con mucho respeto.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>I believe <strong>you</strong>.</td>
			<td><strong>Te</strong> creo.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Are you reading the book? Yes. I am reading it.</td>
			<td>¿Lees el libro? Sí. <strong>Lo</strong> leo.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Are you buying the house? No. I'm not buying <strong>it</strong>.</td>
			<td>¿Compras la casa? No. No <strong>la</strong> compro.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Pablo treats <strong>her</strong> without respect.</td>
			<td>Pablo <strong>la</strong> trata sin respeto.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>They are taking <strong>us</strong> to the island.</td>
			<td><strong>Nos</strong> llevan a la isla.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>We are taking <strong>you</strong> to the island.</td>
			<td><strong>Vos</strong> llevamos a la isla.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Don't you believe <strong>them</strong>?</td>
			<td>¿No <strong>los</strong> crees?</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

Direct object pronouns

noun

adjective

determiner

verb

adverb

preposition

interjection

conjunction

pronoun

sentence

phrase

unknown

exclamatory

invariant noun

Declinable nouns

Personal subject pronouns 2

The present tense in -ar 2

Articles, nouns and gender

The present tense in -er 2

The present tense in -ir 2

The plural forms of nouns and articles

Adjectives

The days of the week

Estar

Questions

Counting from 16 to 29

Z: Miscellaneous

Irregularities in plural nouns

Invariant nouns

The times of the day

Negation

Personal subject pronouns 1

The present tense in -ar 1

Word order

The present tense in -er 1

The present tense in -ir 1

Deber + infinitive

Word stress

Counting from 0 to 15

Z: Animals

Z: Food

Z: Phrases

Z: Clothing

Diphthongs

Question words

Greeting

Z: Fruits

Z: Vegetables

Colors

Z: Verbs

Meeting

Possessive determiners

Time units

Tener

Demonstratives

Conjunctions 3

Family

Z: Prepositions

Z: Dates and time

Z: The months of the year

Z: Seasons

Z: Household

Tener que + infinitive

Venir

Conjunctions 1: Que

Here and there

Food

A + direct object

Animals

When the indefinite article is not used

Professions

Clothing

Conjunctions 2: And, or

General pronouns and double negation

Z: Conjunctions

Contractions

Z: Sizes

The head and the face

The human body

Organs

Verbs where -o becomes -go

Verbs where e becomes i

Prepositions

Prepositions 2

Possessive pronouns

Verbs where o becomes ue

Counting from 30 to 99

Counting from 100 to 999

01 Gender of nouns

1.2.3

1.2.4

1.2.5

1.2.6

1.2.7

Question	Answer
to treat	tratar
the respect^{esteem, consideration}	el respeto
He treats me with much respect.	Me trata con mucho respeto.
I believe you^informal.	Te creo.
Are you reading the book? Yes. I am reading it.	¿Lees el libro? Sí. Lo leo.
Are you buying the house? No. I'm not buying it.	¿Compras la casa? No. No la compro.
Pablo treats her without respect.	Pablo la trata sin respeto.
the island	la isla
They are taking us to the island.	Nos llevan a la isla.
We are taking you all^informal to the island.	Vos llevamos a la isla.
Don't you^informal believe them?	¿No los crees?
Are you writing the letters? Yes. I am writing them.	¿Escribe las cartas? Sí. Las escribo.
I believe you.^formal	Lo creo.

Spanish 53 - Direct object pronouns

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