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Español — Imperative with pronouns
In the affirmative imperative, object and reflexive pronouns attach to the end of the verb (dímelo, siéntate); in the negative they go before it (no me lo digas).
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How it works
✓ Rule
Affirmative: the pronoun is enclitic — glued to the verb (siéntate, dímelo, levántese). Adding a syllable usually forces a written accent to keep the original stress: dime → dímelo. Negative: the pronoun is proclitic and separate (no te sientes, no me lo digas).
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Examples
| Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|
| dímelo | no me lo digas |
| siéntate | no te sientes |
| levántese | no se levante |
| dáselo | no se lo des |
| escríbeme | no me escribas |
| hágalo | no lo haga |
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Good to know
⚠ Note
With the nosotros and vosotros reflexive forms a consonant drops: sentémonos loses the -s of sentemos (not «sentémosnos»), and sentaos loses the -d of sentad (not «sentados»). Note also idos as the irregular vosotros form of irse.