Two Object Pronouns in Spanish: se lo, se la, te lo
Short answer
When both pronouns appear the indirect one comes first: te lo doy. Before lo, la, los and las the pronouns le and les turn into se — se lo doy, never le lo doy.
Level B1 · pronouns
The rule in full
When both pronouns appear, the order is indirect before direct — people before things.
- ¿Me das el libro? → ¿Me lo das?
The se rule: le and les become se before lo, la, los, las (Spanish avoids le lo).
| + lo/la/los/las | |
|---|---|
| le | se lo |
| les | se los |
- Doy el libro a Juan. → Se lo doy.
- No se las he dado.
Attached to an infinitive or command, both stick to the end and an accent appears:
- Voy a dárselo. ¡Dámelo!
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