Verb + TO + Pronomb
Hello everybody, I have a request and I need your help. In some sentences, I have had problem using TO before a pronoun.
For example, I read to you, you listen to me.
I found a list in Internet with some verb.
Boast to
Brag to
Complain to
Confess to
Confide to
Convey to
Declare to
Explain to
Listen to
Mention to
Read to
Reply to
Relate to
Repeat to
Report to
Reveal to
Say to
Suggest to
Write to
Can you help me with other examples?
Saludos desde México.
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Corrections · 7
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I think your confusion is coming from a difference between Spanish and English.
For example,
He told me = Me dijo, but Spanish also has the form "a mí" for "me". English uses "me" or "to me", and English distinguishes between a direct and an indirect object with the use of "to".
He told me = me dijo. -- here me is the indirect object and the 'to' is omitted but is understood.
He told it to me = me lo dijo -- here 'it' is the direct object and you say 'to me' to make clear that me is the indirect object.
BUT
He hit me = me golpeó -- me as direct object.
He hit the ball to me - me bateó la pelota (a mí) -- la pelota is the direct object and 'me' is the indirect object.
Verb + TO + Pronoun
Hello everybody, I have a request and I need your help. In some sentences, I have had problem using TO before a pronoun.
For example, I read to you, you listen to me.
I found a list in Internet with some verb.
Boast to
Brag to
Complain to
Confess to
Confide to
Convey to
Declare to
Explain to
Listen to
Mention to
Read to
Reply to
Relate to
Repeat to
Report to
Reveal to
Say to
Suggest to
Write to
Can you help me with other examples?
Saludos desde México.
1
Verb + TO + Pronoun
Hello everybody, I have a request and I need your help. In some sentences, I have had problems using TO before a pronoun.
For example, I read to you, you listen to me.
I found a list on the Internet with some verbs.
Boast to
Brag to
Complain to
Confess to
Confide to
Convey to
Declare to
Explain to
Listen to
Mention to
Read to
Reply to
Relate to
Repeat to
Report to
Reveal to
Say to
Suggest to
Write to
Can you help me with other examples?
Saludos desde México.
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Thanks Alexander for your help. I hope with the practice I can learn more linking verb (to, from, towards). En español "to" lo sustituimos por a y para. Saludos y gracias de nuevo.
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Most sentences follow this:
Subject (I, me, you, him, José, Brandy) {Noun that the sentence talks about}
+
Verb (Run, speak, write) {Shows action}
+
Adverb (Run quickly, run slowly, run badly) {Describes the verb}
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Linking verb (to, from, towards) {Links the verb to a noun}
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Noun (Josh, Jake, Brandy, him, them) {A noun that receives the action}
Example:
José
José explained
José explained to
José explained to me
A pronoun changes nothing about the sentence. It only replaces a noun.
So, you can use "him" instead of "Josh"
However, "him" does not change the sentence.
I spoke to Josh.
I spoke to him.
However, unlike nouns, you must use a specific pronoun for specific uses.
You wouldn't say "ella" for a boy, like you wouldn't say "él" for a boy.
He - él
She - ella
They - ellos y ellas
You - tú
I - yo
me - yo
Pronouns do not have different spellings for masculine (masculino) or feminine (femenino).
I hope this helps you out.
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