Use of direct and indirect objects with infinative

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Ken In San Jo

#30186 Thu, 20 Mar 08 06:10 PM

Is there a rule for the word order of objects when using them with an infinative? Is it better to put the object (s) before or after the infinative verb? I tend to put the an object after the infinative, but I don't know what is best.

¡Gracias!

Ken In San Jo

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Es mejor hablar español un poco que hablar nada. Al fin y al cabo, yo sé más hoy que ayer.

Pucca

#30190 Thu, 20 Mar 08 06:50 PM

Hey Ken! Welcome back!

Can you give us a couple of sentences as examples? Smile

It might be easier..

Pucca

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¿Alguna vez has tenido un sueño tan real que al despertarte no sabías qué creer?

Ken In San Jo

#30192 Thu, 20 Mar 08 07:04 PM

These are two that come to mind.

no puedo hacerlo o no lo puedo hacer

puedo verlo o lo puedo ver

Ken In San Jo

Pucca

#30194 Thu, 20 Mar 08 07:16 PM

I guess there are no problems with direct objects. There is not a better one, you can use the one you prefer

José dió un beso a María.

"un beso" es complemento directo, y "a María" es complemento indirecto.

Ejemplo de Qaz. ¿Cómo dirías eso, Ken? Smile

Pucca

Ken In San Jo

#30263 Mon, 24 Mar 08 06:11 AM

I'd say Joe gave a kiss to Mary. Thank you for the answer. I guess it doesn't really matter. It is just the way maybe it sounds better

¡Hasta pronto!

Ken In San Jo

Nube Pequeña

#31272 Mon, 28 Apr 08 11:49 PM

Hola Ken.
I believe that it's a quite different in negative form.
In the example you made, if I'd say:

1) No puedo hacerlo
2) No lo puedo hacer

don't you think that the 1st sounds better than the 2nd? I believe so. (:)) Smile

I don't know if there's a rule about this but I'd prefer use the 1st one.

Take care.

Nube Pequeña

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El que la sigue la consigue!! Please, correct my mistakes!!

Ken In San Jo

#31286 Tue, 29 Apr 08 11:07 PM

I would use the 1st one also. To me it sounds better.

Ken In San Jo