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Italiano — Imperative with clitics
In the affirmative imperative for tu, noi and voi, unstressed pronouns attach to the end of the verb, forming a single word: dammi, faccelo, alzati, andiamocene.
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How it works
✓ Rule
Pronouns (mi, ti, ci, ne, lo, la…) come after the verb and merge with it: alzarsi → alzati ("get up"), dare → dammi ("give me"). When two pronouns combine, the indirect one changes: mi + lo → melo, ci + ne → cene, giving andare → andiamocene ("let's get out of here").
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Examples
| Building blocks | Combined form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| da' + mi | dammi (tu) | give me |
| di' + lo | dillo (tu) | say it |
| alza + ti | alzati (tu) | get up |
| alzate + vi | alzatevi (voi) | get up (you all) |
| fa' + ce + lo | faccelo (tu) | do it for us |
| facciamo + lo | facciamolo (noi) | let's do it |
| andiamo + ce + ne | andiamocene (noi) | let's get out of here |
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Good to know
⚠ Note
The short tu imperatives da', di', fa', sta', va' double the initial consonant of the attached pronoun: dammi, dimmi, fallo, stammi, vacci — but never with gli (dagli, faglielo). With the pronoun in front the verb is unchanged, and only the negative tu form uses the infinitive: non alzarti / non ti alzare.