Personal "A" for Spanish

When a person/pet

are the direct objects of a verb,

we need to use the "personal a"

• verdad

• falso

A direct object

• is the person or thing doing the action

• is the action being done

• is the person or thing that receives the action

• describes how the action is done

Translated to English,

the "personal a" means

• to

• at

• by

• nothing, it does not translate

I saw my grandma

• Vi a mi abuela

• Vi mi abuela

I visited Chile

• Visité a Chile

• Visité Chile

We saw your boyfriend

• Vimos a tu novio

• Vimos tu novio

I called Sofia

• Llamé a Sofia

• Llamé Sofia

I watched the video

• Vi el video

• Vi a el video

If there are multiple direct objects that are people, each one needs their own "personal a"

• verdad

• falso

I looked for Mateo and Catalina

• Busqué Mateo y Catalina

• Busqué a Mateo y a Catalina

• Busqué a Mateo y Catalina