"Lo"

[wafflestomp]

I was told by Tomisimo to make a seperate thread for lo, because I messaged him for an explanation.
Here is the original thread where le was explained: http://forums.tomisimo.org/showthread.php?t=890

I am curious about lo, when to use it, what it means, some examples, etc.
Thanks

[Rusty]

Lo is one of the direct object pronouns. It is the masculine third person singular form. Pronouns take the place of nouns. Direct object pronouns take the place of direct objects. In the following sentence, tree is the direct object.
I see the tree.
Veo el arbol.
In the next sentence, we replace tree with the direct object pronoun.
I see it.
Lo veo.

Object pronouns precede a conjugated verb.

As you can guess, there is a plural form of the pronoun, and a feminine form, too.
Here is the complete list of direct object pronouns:
lo / los
la / las

I see the monkey. / I see the monkeys.
Veo el mono. / Veo los monos.
I see it. / I see them.
Lo veo. / Los veo.

I see the box. / I see the boxes.
Veo la caja. / Veo las cajas.
I see it. / I see them.
La veo. / Las veo.


When an unconjugated verb is used, the appropriate direct object pronoun is suffixed to it. Watch the stressed syllable of the verb. It must be maintained.

I can see it (a masculine object). / I can see them (masculine objects).
Puedo verlo. / Puedo verlos.

He can sing it (a female object, like a song) to me.
Él puede cantármela. (The suffixed 'me' is an indirect object pronoun, which always precede direct object pronouns if both are present.)

He sings it (song) to me.
Él me la canta. (This time the verb is conjugated, so the pronouns precede it.)

Here is a site that explains most, if not all, of the Spanish pronouns.