Spanish (5) - se pasivo y DOPs/IOPs

to add (use packet notes)

• When to use plurals

• Use personal a

• do not use possessives in passive (obviously, no subject —> sus becomes las tradiciones)

passive voice translation

“verb is done” (general statement)

“you do verb” (general statement)

“Spanish is spoken here”
“You speak Spanish when at school”

When will the passive verb be singular (when followed by..)

• a singular noun

• a preposition (a, de, en, con, por, para, etc.)

• an adverb (bien, mal, -mente, etc.)(se vive bien)

• que/lo que

• si

• an infinitive (and a list of infinitives)

• infinitive + singular noun (se necesita ver el coche)

When will the passive verb be plural (when followed by..)

• plural noun

• multiple nouns (noun y noun)

• infinitive + plural noun (se necesitan ver los choches)

When in the passive never use…

possessive pronouns (mi, tu, etc.)

use the definite article instead!

hago mi tarea —> se hace la tarea

Indirect Object Pronouns

Pronoun “to” the object

Must use regardless of whether the object is indicated or not (le escribí la carta a mi madre)

me, te, le, nos, les

“to whom, for whom”

I wrote the letter to him —> Le escribí la carta

Direct Object Pronouns

Pronoun for the object

me, te, lo, la, nos, los, las

I made them —> Los hice

I am going to destroy it —> Voy a destruirlo

Where do you put DOPs and IOPs?

Before the only conjugated verb in the sentence

If there are two verbs, then they go before the first verb

They can only attach to infinitives and present participles (escribiendo —> escribiéndoles) (voy a prestárle)

Don’t forget to add accents when necessary

What order to you put DOPs and IOPs in?

IOP first, DOP second (ID)

me las, te la, nos lo, etc.

but they cannot be separated! And they follow the same placement rules as single object pronouns, so they will both either precede the first verb or attach to the second.

What do you do when a third person IOP (le, les) precedes a third person DOP (lo, la, etc.)?

Change the IOP to “se!”
le/les lo —> se lo

se la

se los

se las

Translate “Se lo doy” in English word for word

to him it I give

se = to him/her

lo = it