EXAMPLES of _Indirect Object_--

El me da he gives me (to me)
El te da he gives thee (to thee)
El le da he gives him (to him), her (to her), it (to it)
El nos da he gives us (to us)
El os da he gives you (to you)
El les da he gives them (to them, _m._ and _f._)

The direct and indirect object of verb may also be rendered by the
pronoun in the Disjunctive form preceded by =a=, as--

a mi me _or_ to me direct and indirect object
a ti thee _or_ to thee " " " "
a el him _or_ to him, " " " "
it _(m.) or_ " " " "
to it _(m.)_ " " " "
a ella her _or_ to her, " " " "
it _(f.) or_ " " " "
to it _(f.)_ " " " "
a nosotros-as us _or_ to us " " " "
a vosotros-as you _or_ to you " " " "
a ellos them _or_ " " " "
to them _(m.)_ " " " "
a ellas them _or_ " " " "
to them _(f.)_ " " " "

We have then a double form for the pronouns used as direct and indirect
object of verb--one Conjunctive, the other Disjunctive.

The =Conjunctive= form is that in general use.

The =Disjunctive= form is employed when emphasis or distinctness is
required. It is seldom used alone,[74] Spaniards preferring to use it as
a repetition after having used the Conjunctive form, as--

El me ama a mi: He loves _me_.

El nos vende a nosotros generos estampados y a V.
generos de fantasia: He sells to _us_ printed cloth and to _you_
fancies.

Yo le quiero ver a el y no a ella: I wish to see _him_ and
not _her_.

Dele V. el dinero a el y los libros a ella.
Give _him_ the money and _her_ the books.

De V. el dinero a el y los libros a ella.
Give _him_ the money and _her_ the books.

[Footnote 74: In sentences like "Le pagaran mas que a mi" (they will pay
_him_ more than _me_), "me pagaran" is understood after _que_.]

VOCABULARY.

=acero=, steel
=antes=, before--in point of time
=asunto= (_not_ =sujeto=), the subject-matter
=Bolsa=, the Exchange
=calcular=, to calculate
=celebrarse=, to be celebrated, to take place
=compania anonima=,