referring to common or proper nouns

Ashlyn T.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

referring to common or proper nouns

I read from the other answers that common names such as Juan and proper nouns such as movie are unable to use direct object pronouns.

Example - lo he visto pelicula is wrong but he visto pelicula is correct?
Example - lo he visto a Juan is wrong but he visto a Juan or lo he visto is correct?

how about el pelicula de Pedro lo he visto

or

he visto el pelicula de Pedro?

Thanks in advance

Asked 2 years ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Ashlyn

You can start with the direct object first, and then repeat the pronoun, for example, for:

He visto la película de Pedro. 

I watched Pedro's film.

you can also say:

La película de Pedro la he visto. 

With a proper noun you can also do this:

Vi a Pedro ayer.

I saw Pedro yesterday.

or 

A Pedro lo vi ayer. 

This is possible as long as you start the sentence with the object.

I hope it clarifies it.

Saludos

Inma

 

referring to common or proper nouns

I read from the other answers that common names such as Juan and proper nouns such as movie are unable to use direct object pronouns.

Example - lo he visto pelicula is wrong but he visto pelicula is correct?
Example - lo he visto a Juan is wrong but he visto a Juan or lo he visto is correct?

how about el pelicula de Pedro lo he visto

or

he visto el pelicula de Pedro?

Thanks in advance

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