| A | B |
|---|
| The indirect object -- | always answers the question “to whom?” or “for whom?” |
| I toss the ball to Jack. | The direct object is the ball. |
| I toss the ball to Jack quickly. | Answers the question of: to whom is the ball being tossed? Jack is our indirect object. |
| I toss the ball to him. | Answers the question of: I toss the ball to whom? Him is our indirect object pronoun. |
| Spanish sentence word order for indirect object pronoun is: | The indirect object pronouns in Spanish come before the verb. |
| ¿Me hablas? — Are you talking to me? | The indirect object pronoun is (me). |
| Él nos enseña español. — He teaches us Spanish. | The indirect object pronoun is (nos). |
| Le doy mi llave.— I give you my key. | The indirect object pronoun is (le). |
| The direct and indirect pronouns both go before the verb in Spanish. | When both pronouns are being used, the indirect object pronoun goes before the direct object pronoun. |
| Te lo digo. (I tell it to you.) : Example of: | (Indirect Object Pronoun) + (Direct Object Pronoun) + (Verb) |
| Person: | refers to the identity of who is doing the action: first person (I and we), second person (you and you all), and third person (he, she, it, they). |
| Numbered pronouns: | refers to singular (he) or plural (they) pronouns. |
| Gender: | is specific for Spanish since every noun is either feminine or masculine. |
| formality: | refers to the formal (usted) or informal (tú) pronouns used to address a person. |
