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with parecer indirect object pronouns tell whose opinion it is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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with tocar indirect object pronouns tell whose turn, duty, or responsibility it is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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use a + noun(s) or pronoun(s) with le and les to clarify or identify the person referred to by the indirect object pronoun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A ella le toca jugar con el perro. | It is her turn to play with the dog. | Without the a ella, you can't tell who the le refers to. | ||
| A Elenora y Fernando les toca jugar con el perro. | It is Elenora's and Fernando's (their) turn to play with the dog. | Without the a Elernora y Fernando, you can't tell who the les refers to. | ||
| A mi hermano le parece divertido jugar con el perro. | My brother (he)thinks playing with the dog is fun. | Without the a mi hermano, you can't tell who the le refers to. | ||
| A tus amigos les parece divertido jugar con el perro. | Your friends' (they) think playing with the dog is fun. | Without the a tus amigos, you can't tell who the les refers to. |
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use a + pronoun(s) with me, te, and, nos to emphaize the indirect object pronoun |
| A mí me parece divertido jugar con el perro. | I think playing with the dog is fun. | In this case a mí, emphasizes me, which refers to I. | ||
| A ti te parece divertido jugar con el perro. | You think playing with the dog is fun. | In this case a ti, emphasizes te, which refers to you. | ||
| A nosotros nos toca jugar con el perro. | It is our turn to play with the dog is fun. | In this case a nosotros, emphasizes nos, which refers to our. |
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| Me toca cortar el césped. | It's my turn to cut the grass. | toca - singular form, used with one or more infinitivess | ||
| Te toca descansar y ver televisión. | It's your turn to rest and watch television. | toca - singular form, used with one or more infinitivess | ||
| Le toca lavar los platos. | It's his, her, or your turn to cut the grass. | toca - singular form, used with one or more infinitives | ||
| Nos toca limpiar la casa y sacar la basura. | It's our turn to clean the house and cut the grass. | toca - singular form, used with one or more infinitives | ||
| Os toca hacer la cama. | It's your (plural, familiar) turn to make the bed. | toca - singular form, used with one or more infinitives | ||
| Les toca trabajar en el jardín. | It's their or your (plural) turn to work in the garden. | toca - singular form, used with one or more infinitives | ||
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| Los quehaceres me parecen pésimos. | Chores seem awful to me. | parecen - plural form, used with plural nouns | ||
| Te parece fenomenal descansar y ver televisión. | You think that it is awesome to rest and watch television. | parece - singular form, used with one or more infinitives | ||
| Le parece injusto. | It seems unfair to him, her, or you. | parece - singular form, used with it | ||
| Nos parece difícil limpiar la casa. | We think cleaning the house is difficult. | parece - singular form, used with one or more infinitives | ||
| Os parece fácil hacer la cama. | It seems easy for you (plural, familiar) to make the bed. | parece - singular form, used with one or more infinitives | ||
| Los programas de televisión les parecen muy sburridos . | Television shows seem boring to them or you (plural). | parecen - plural form, used with plural nouns | ||
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