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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:

In a sentence with both a direct object and an indirect object pronoun, it is very important that you first determine the indirect object before using the “who?” or “what?” questions to determine the direct object.