Pitman's Commercial Spanish Grammar (2nd ed.)

by C. A. Toledano

EXAMPLES of Indirect Object—

Él me da he gives me (to me)
Él te da he gives thee (to thee)
Él le da he gives him (to him), her (to her), it (to it)
Él nos da he gives us (to us)
Él os da he gives you (to you)
Él les da he gives them (to them, m. and f.)

The direct and indirect object of verb may also be rendered by the pronoun in the Disjunctive form preceded by =á=, as—

á mí me or to me direct and indirect object á tí thee or to thee " " " " á él him or to him, " " " " it (m.) or " " " " to it (m.) " " " " á ella her or to her, " " " " it (f.) or " " " " to it (f.) " " " " á nosotros-as us or to us " " " " á vosotros-as you or to you " " " " á ellos them or " " " " to them (m.) " " " " á ellas them or " " " " to them (f.) " " " "

We have then a double form for the pronouns used as direct and indirect object of verb—one Conjunctive, the other Disjunctive.

The =Conjunctive= form is that in general use.

The =Disjunctive= form is employed when emphasis or distinctness is required. It is seldom used alone,[74] Spaniards preferring to use it as a repetition after having used the Conjunctive form, as—

Él me ama á mí: He loves me.

Él nos vende á nosotros géneros estampados y á V. géneros de fantasía: He sells to us printed cloth and to you fancies.

Yo le quiero ver á él y no á ella: I wish to see him and not her.