Chapter 9 - Direct/Indirect Object Pronouns, Gustar (and similar verbs), Person "a", Neuter Pronoun "lo", Pronouns as objects of prepositions, Reflexive Pronouns, Reciprocal Constructions

Question 1

hacer alarde

Answer 1

to boast, brag

Question 2

hacer algo a medias

Answer 2

to do something poorly; half ass job

Question 3

hacer ascos de

Answer 3

to turn one’s nose up at

Question 4

hacer buen/mal papel

Answer 4

to have a good/poor showing

Question 5

hacer caso a

Answer 5

to pay attention to

Question 6

hacer cola

Answer 6

to stand in line, line up

Question 7

hacer escala

Answer 7

to land, make a stop

Question 8

hacer falta

Answer 8

to be necessary, to have need of, to lack

Question 9

hacer frente a

Answer 9

to face up to, confront

Question 10

hacer furor

Answer 10

to make a hit, go over big

Question 11

hacer hincapie

Answer 11

to insist on, emphasize

Question 12

hacer juego

Answer 12

to match, go well with

Question 13

hacer presente

Answer 13

to notify of, remind of

Question 14

hacer puente

Answer 14

to take a three-day weekend

Question 15

hacerle dano a uno

Answer 15

to hurt, be harmful to someone

Question 16

hacer(le) gracia a uno

Answer 16

to strike one as funny

Question 17

hacerse dano

Answer 17

to get hurt; hurt oneself

Question 18

hacer(se) (de) la vista gorda

Answer 18

to pretend not to see, wink at

Question 19

hacerse el sordo

Answer 19

to turn a deaf ear

Question 20

echar de menos

Answer 20

to miss

Question 21

echar de ver

Answer 21

to notice or observe

Question 22

echar indirectas

Answer 22

to make insituations

Question 23

echar la culpa a

Answer 23

to put the blame on

Question 24

echar la llave

Answer 24

to lock the door

Question 25

echar mano de

Answer 25

to resort to

Question 26

echar todo a rodar

Answer 26

to upset everything, spoil things

Question 27

echar una mano

Answer 27

to lend a hand, help out

Question 28

echar una ojeada

Answer 28

to glance at

Question 29

echar una siesta

Answer 29

to take a nap

Question 30

echarse) a perder

Answer 30

to spoil; go to waste

Question 31

What are the direct object pronouns in Spanish?

Answer 31

me
te
lo/la

nos
os
los/las

Question 32

Where does the direct/indirect object come syntactically in Spanish?

Answer 32

• Before the conjugated verb or attached to the infinitive.
• They become between “no” and the verb.
• In commands, they are attached: “Escribanlo” - “write it.
• In participial phrases, they are attached: Estoy leyendolo - I am reading it.
• Indirect object pronouns precede direct object pronouns.

Question 33

What are the indirect object pronouns in Spanish?

Answer 33

me
te
le

nos
os
les

Question 34

When do you use the “personal a”?

Answer 34

When the direct object of the verb is a person or beloved animal. Do not translate it into English.

Question 35

What is the function of the pronoun “lo”?

Answer 35

It is a neuter pronoun used in order to refer to an “it” that is a vague, non-specific thing.

“No, no lo creo.” - No, I don’t think so.

“Si, lo somos.” Yes, we are.

Question 36

What are the pronouns as objects of prepositions?

Answer 36

mi
ti
el, ella, usted

nosotros
vosotros
ellas, ellos, ustedes

Question 37

What do “conmigo” and “contigo” mean?

Answer 37

“with me” and “with you”

Question 38

What are the reflexive pronouns?

Answer 38

me
te
se

nos
os
se

Question 39

What are the four main uses of the reflexive pronoun?

Answer 39

1. Reflexivity - to state that a verb was performed “on oneself.”
2. Reciprocity - To state that something is being done “to each other.”
3. Passive impersonal expression - Aqui se venden libros - “Here, books are sold.” “Se habla espanol” - Here, Spanish is spoken.
4. Accidental happenings - To express an accident, Spanish puts the blame on the universe instead of the person: “Se me rompieron las gafas” - I broke my glasses or, literally, “the glasses broke on me.”