Purpose
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to replace direct objects and speak naturally about people.
Lesson Explanation
Direct-object pronouns include me, te, o/a, nos, os/as. In Brazil, speakers often use the person’s name or ele/ela in casual speech, but the standard forms matter in writing and careful speech.
After a verb ending in r, s, or z, o/a becomes -lo/-la: Vou vê-lo. After a nasal ending, it becomes -no/-na: Eles viram-no.
Practice Questions
1. What are the singular third-person direct objects?
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o and a.
2. Write “I see him.” in standard form.
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Eu o vejo.3. Write “I see her.” in standard form.
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Eu a vejo.4. What happens after a verb ending in r, s, or z?
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o/a becomes -lo/-la.
5. Write “I will see him.”
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Vou vê-lo.6. What happens after a nasal ending?
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o/a becomes -no/-na.
7. Write “They saw him.”
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Eles viram-no.8. Which pronoun means “us” as a direct object?
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nos.9. Which pronoun means “you” singular as a direct object?
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te.10. Are names often repeated in casual Brazilian speech?
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Yes.
11. Why still learn o/a?
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They matter in standard writing and careful speech.
12. Write “She knows me.”