The direct object receives directly the verbal action. You can find the direct object by asking:
Who/-What + Subject + verb?
Examples:
| John buys a newspaper. | (Juan compara un periodic) |
| Who /What John Buys? | A ewspaper: D.O |
| John buys it. | (Juan Lo compara) |
It would be the Direct Object pronoun that replaces” a news paper”
In Spanish the Direct Object pronouns are:
| Singular | Me | (me) |
| Te | (you) | |
| Lo/la | (him/her,you,it) | |
| Plural | Nos | (us) |
| Los/las | (them,you) |
Position
-In an affirmative statement with one verb, the verb the direct object pronoun will immediately precede the conjugated verb.
Examples: Yo te conozo. Lo vemos Tu me amas Ustedes lo quieren.
-In a negative sentence with one verb, the direct object pronoun is placed between the word no( or other term of negation) and the conjugated verb.
Examples: Yo no lo se El no nos ve jamas.
-In an affirmative statement negative sentence or question with two verbs( first verb is conjugated and second one in the infinitive form) there are two options:
1. Places D.O pronoun directly before the first verb
Examples: Yo te quiero ver. Yo no tengo que La quieres hacer conmigo?
2 Attach the D.O pronoun directly to the second verb.
Examples: YO quiero verte. Yo no tengo que leerlo. Quieres hacerla cinmigo?