FHUHS Spanish

A reflexive verb is any verb in which the doer of an action is also the receiver of the action. A perfect example of this in English is the verb used to describe what one is doing when looking in the mirror:

I see myself.

The pronoun myself is a clear indicator that the verb ‘to see’ is being used reflexively. Other reflexive pronouns in English include “yourself, himself, herself, yourselves, ourselves, themselves.”

The reflexive pronouns in Spanish are as follows:

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The indirect object of a verb (el complemento indirecto) is that person or thing which answers the questions “to who? / for whom?”, or “to what? / for what?” after the verb. For example, in the sentence:

I give the ball to Juan.

the answer to “I give to whom?” is Juan, and thus Juan is the indirect object. The indirect object pronouns, then, are those pronouns which can replace the indirect object noun itself. Thus, in the above example, we might substitute “him” for “Juan”:

I give the ball to him.

Examples of other indirect object pronouns in English include “to me, to you, to her, to us, to them, etc.”

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The direct object of a verb (el complemento directo) is that person or thing which answers the questions “who?”, or “what?” after the verb. For example, in the sentence:

I see Juan.

the answer to “I see who?” is Juan, and thus Juan is the direct object. The direct object pronouns, then, are those pronouns which can replace the direct object noun itself. Thus, in the above example, we might substitute “him” for “Juan”:

I see him.

Examples of other direct object pronouns in English include “me, you, her, us, them, etc.”

The direct object pronouns in Spanish are as follows:

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The subject pronouns in Spanish, equivalent to the English “I, you, he, she, etc.” are as follows: