up:: [[Object Pronouns]] same:: [[Indirect Object Pronouns]] Direct object prounouns are pronouns that receive a verb's action in place of the object itself. In English, an example would be **"I borrowed it"** where **it** is the direct object pronoun of **borrowed**. In Greek, an example would be **Το διαβάζω** or "I am reading it". ## Strong and Weak Forms Direct object pronouns have two forms: the "strong" and the "weak" forms. The strong form can stand on its own and comes after the verb - it is also considered an "emphatic" form. The weak form can not, is placed before the verb (except with imperative and gerund verbs, e.g. πάρε την), and can't be used after prepositions. > [!NOTE] > Direct object pronouns do not come after prepositions generally, that would make them [[Indirect Object Pronouns]]. However, the words for the strong form of direct and indirect object pronouns are the same. Both forms of the direct object pronoun are in the **accusative case**. | | Weak form | Strong form | | --- | ----------- | ----------------- | | | με | εμένα/μένα | | | σε | εσένα/σένα | | | τον/την/το | αυτόν/αυτήν/αυτό | | | μας | εμάς/μας | | | σας | εσάς/σας | | | τους/τις/τα | αυτούς/αυτές/αυτά | ## Phrases as Objects When you have a phrase as a direct object, you will always use the neutral singular DO pronoun to refer to it. A phrase can also be preceded by preposition (or για used to mean "about"), so you'll have to make sure the phrase is receiving the action of verb, since a preposition can be a signpost for an indirect object pronoun. ### Examples - Συζήτησες με τα παιδιά για το ταξίδι. - Για το ταξίδι is the phrase - Τους το συζήτησες - Θα πεις στην Άγγελο <<τι έγινε χτες>> - Θα του το πεις ## Sources ![[Greek Class Notes and Todos#^lbb0dl]] ![[Greek Class Notes and Todos#^fi3iv6]] ![[Greek Class Notes and Todos#^fmhw45]]