Object pronouns: lo, la, los, las

Avoid repeating nouns by replacing them with it, him, her or them, just as you do in English.

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The pronouns

Lo, la, los and las agree with the noun they replace: el libro gives lo, la película gives la, los billetes gives los, las zapatillas gives las.
EnglishSpanish
meme
you (tú)te
it, him (masculine)lo
it, her (feminine)la
usnos
you (plural)os
them (masculine)los
them (feminine)las

Where it goes

Before the verb: ¿Compras el pan? Sí, lo compro. = Yes, I buy it.
Negative: no goes first: No lo compro.
Perfect tense: before haber: Lo he visto. = I have seen it.
With an infinitive: on the end, or before the first verb: Voy a comprarlo or Lo voy a comprar.

In conversation

¿Ves las noticias? Sí, las veo todos los días.
¿Tienes los billetes? No, no los tengo.
Te quiero. = I love you. ¿Me llamas mañana? = Will you call me tomorrow?
Worked example

Translate: Do you watch the news? No, I never watch it.

  1. Do you watch the news: ¿Ves las noticias?
  2. Las noticias is feminine plural, so "it" is las.
  3. I never watch it: nunca las veo (pronoun before the verb).

Answer: ¿Ves las noticias? No, nunca las veo.

Key idea

lo (masculine), la (feminine), los, las (plural) replace nouns. They go before the conjugated verb (no lo como, lo he visto) or on the end of an infinitive (voy a comprarlo).

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  1. Complete: ¿Comes el pan? Sí, ___ como.

    1. la
    2. le
    3. los
    4. lo
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    Answer: lo

    Masculine singular: lo.

  2. Complete: ¿Tienes las llaves? Sí, ___ tengo.

    1. los
    2. la
    3. les
    4. las
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    Answer: las

    Feminine plural: las.

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