1 1 me, te, nous, and vous are also used as indirect objects to mean to me, to you, to us, and to you respectively. 2  The pronoun form with an apostrophe is used before a vowel.3  The direct object pronoun for nous and vous is the same as the subject. The direct object pronoun for nous and vous is the same as the subject. 2  When the direct object comes before a verb in a perfect tense, a tense that uses a past participle, the direct object must agree in gender and plurality with the past participle.
A Spanish expedition led by Juan Diaz de Solis arrived in what is now Uruguay in 1516, but the people's fierce resistance to conquest, combined with the absence of gold and silver, limited settlement in the region during the 16th and 17th centuries.
The name Oriental Republic of Uruguay RepÃºblica Oriental del Uruguay, derives from the fact that the country lies east of the Uruguay River, a major tributary of the Rio de la Plata estuary. Before independence, it was known as Banda Oriental del Uruguay . The name Uruguay is a GuaranÃ­ word meaning river of shellfish, or river the uru birds come from.. Uruguayans have a strong sense of national identity and patriotism. There are no alternative traditions or nationalities within the country.