# Direct object pronouns: me, te, lo, la, nos, os, los, las

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**Summary.** Lo/la/los/las replace the direct object and go before the conjugated verb: lo veo, la compré.

Direct object pronouns replace the thing or person directly receiving the action, so you don't repeat the noun: ¿Viste la película? — Sí, la vi. The set is me, te, lo, la, nos, os, los, las, agreeing in gender and number with what they replace (lo masculine, la feminine, plus the plurals).

Placement: they go immediately before a conjugated verb (lo conozco, no la encontré), but attach to the end of infinitives, gerunds, and affirmative commands: quiero verlo, estoy leyéndolo, cómpralo. With verb + infinitive/gerund both positions are valid (lo voy a comprar / voy a comprarlo).

Lo has an extra job: it stands in for whole ideas or clauses — lo sé ('I know [it/that]'), no lo creo. Regional note: in parts of Spain, le for a male person (a Juan le vi) is accepted leísmo, but the Latin American standard keeps lo (lo vi).

## Examples
- ¿Las llaves? Las tengo yo. — The keys? I have them.
- No lo sabía. — I didn't know (it).
- ¿El contrato? Ya lo firmé y lo mandé. — The contract? I already signed it and sent it.

Related: grammar.pronouns.indirect-object, grammar.pronouns.placement

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