How to use 'a' after a verb?
I recently came across two sentences:
1."¿por qué no tocas a la tortuga?" - why do you not touch the turtle?
2. "yo veo a un hombre y a una mujer" - I see a man and a woman

My question is why is 'a' put after the verb in these cases as I am not quite sure why it is used like that.

Thank you for any answers

Question

How to use 'a' after a verb?
I recently came across two sentences: 
1."¿por qué no tocas a la tortuga?" - why do you not touch the turtle? 
2. "yo veo a un hombre y a una mujer" - I see a man and a woman

My question is why is 'a' put after the verb in these cases as I am not quite sure why it is used like that.

Thank you for any answers

Answer

Complex question. I try to explain you the main uses....
Three ways.

. 1.- Usually with Indirect Object. Yo compro flores a mi hermana (also para mi hermana)/ Me lo dijo a mi..
2.- With Direct Object: Only with persons (or anímate things....)Like your sentences. Veo A un hombre y A una mujer (Man and woman are DO, or the turtle in the other sentence). But we don't use with unanimate things: Veo una montaña, veo una casa)
3.- Like direction to.....Voy a casa.

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