Accusative " " " Direct object pronouns
Dative " " " Indirect object pronouns]
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| Subject Pronouns. |
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|Yo (I) |Nosotros,-as (we) |
|Tu (thou) |Vosotros,-as (you) |
|El (he, or it, _m._) |Ellos,-as (they) |
|Ella (she, or it, _f._) |Ello (_neuter_), |
| |(it, referring to a |
| | whole statement) |
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Instead of "Tu" or "Vosotros,-as," =V=. and =Vs=. are used in general
conversation as already stated (the verb following in the 3rd person).
N.B.--These pronouns are left understood when no emphasis is required or
where no ambiguity is possible, as--
(Yo) compro las telas: I buy the cloths.
(El) gira las letras y firma las cartas: He draws the bills and signs
the letters.
(Ella) ha tenido una entrevista con su abogado: She has had an interview
with her barrister, lawyer or solicitor.
But--
Yo he comprado la partida de ferreteria y quincalla y no V.: _I_ have
bought the lot of ironware and small ware and not _you_.
=Object Pronouns=.
These are divided into two classes--1. =Disjunctive=, viz., following a
preposition--
Mi (me) Nosotros-as (us)
Ti (thee) Vosotros-as (you)
El (him, it, _m._) Ellos-as (them)
Ella (her, it, _f._) Ello (_neuter_) (it, referring
to a whole statement)
V. (you, sing.) Vs. (you, pl.)
EXAMPLES--
Ellos hablan de mi: They speak of me.
Nosotros trabajamos para el: We work for him.
Ella confia en ti, en V.: She trusts thee, you.
V. se declara contra ellos: You declare against them.
2. =Conjunctive=, viz., _direct_ or _indirect object_ of verb (without a
preposition).
El me[73] ama (he loves me) El nos ama (he loves us)
El te ama (he loves thee) El os ama (he loves you)
El lo _or_ le ama (he loves El los ama (he loves them,
him, it, _m._) _m._)
El la ama (he loves her, El las ama (he loves them,
or it, _f._) _f._)
[Footnote 73: N.B.--In the conjunctive form the 1st and 2nd persons are
the same for both direct and indirect objects, but the 3rd pers.
differs.]
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