Spanish Indirect Object Pronouns: me, te, le, nos, os, les

Short answer

Indirect object pronouns say to whom or for whom something happens: me, te, le, nos, os, les. They stand before the conjugated verb, or attach to an infinitive or gerund. Le doy el libro — I give the book to him.

Level A2 · pronouns

The rule in full

They mark to whom / for whom — usually a person.

PersonSingularPlural
1stmenos
2ndteos
3rdleles
  • (A María) le doy el libro.
  • ¿Me prestas un boli?

Spanish very often repeats the person with a + noun, even though the pronoun is already there — this is normal, not redundant:

  • Le escribí a mi madre.

Note le/les say nothing about gender: le = to him, to her, to you (usted).

Check yourself

4 questions, with the reason for each answer.

Question 1 of 40 correct

___ doy el libro a María.

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