The indirect object refers to the person or thing to which the action of the verb is focused on. The indirect object can only appear in transitive sentences, sentences that contain transitive verbs such as dar, pedir, or decir, amongst many more. The indirect object is usually placed right after the transitive verb, or before or after when it switches to its pronoun form.
- Its main use is to describe the immediate receiver of the action.
José dio un paquete a Jesús.
Jose gave a package to Jesus.
Semantic Value
The indirect object has three main semantic values.- Its main use is to describe the immediate receiver of the action.
José dio un paquete a Jesús.
Jose gave a package to Jesus.