Learn about Spanish indirect object pronouns
Me, te, le, nos, os, les are indirect object pronouns in Spanish. They are used to indicate who benefits from or is affected by the action of the verb in the sentence. The most common translations in English are: (to/for) me, you, him, her, us, them.
As pronouns they replace people, animals or objects.
Have a look at the following examples:
Sometimes, when we talk about putting or attaching things on people, animals or things we still use the indirect object pronouns without the preposition. For example:
Notice how in all the sentences above the pronouns are placed before the conjugated verb.
To see how they are placed with other verbal forms see Position of Spanish direct and indirect object pronouns with infinitive/present participle and affirmative commands
Warning: Not all prepositions introduce an indirect object! Indirect objects are specifically the ones that the verb is doing something to or for.
| Personal pronoun |
Spanish indirect object pronouns |
English |
| yo | me | (to/for) me |
| tú | te | (to/for) you |
| él / ella usted |
le le |
(to/for) him/ her you |
| nosotros / nosotras | nos | (to/for) us |
| vosotros / vosotras | os | (to/for) you |
| ellos / ellas ustedes |
les les |
(to/for) them you |
See also Spanish pronouns le / les become se when used with lo, la, los, las (indirect with direct pronouns)
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