Modern Spanish Grammar: A Practical Guide

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Tú lees un libro determinado para divertirte.
You read a particular book to enjoy yourself.
(A book is read for enjoyment)

24.5 Bringing the object to the front of the sentence


In Spanish, an object can be brought to the beginning of an active sentence as the topic
(see 28 ) provided an unstressed personal pronoun (see 8.2.1, 8.3) is also used:
La catedral la vimos desde lejos.
We saw the cathedral from a long way away.
(The cathedral was seen by us from a long way away)
A Miguel y Ana los vi jugando en el parque.
I saw Miguel and Ana playing in the park.
(Miguel and Ana were seen playing in the park by me)

Bringing the object to the front of the sentence 24.5

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