If you were paying attention during your object pronouns class, you learned that in Spanish we normally place the object pronouns before the verb. Furthermore, if you were really paying attention, you also learned that, if a sentence has two object pronouns, we place the indirect object pronoun first and the direct object pronoun second. That is true and correct in the indicative mood.
The command form works a little bit differently. Keep in mind that the following explanation only applies to affirmative commands. If you want to use negative commands, click here to learn how to do that.
First, let´s review the object pronouns:
Direct object (DO) pronouns
Singular
Plural
me
(me)
nos
(us)
te
(you (familiar))
os
(you (familiar, plural))
lo
(him, it (masculine) , you (formal))
los
(them, you (formal, familiar))
la
(her, it (feminine),
you (formal))
las
(them, you (formal, familiar))
Indirect object (IO) pronouns
Singular
Plural
me
(to me)
nos
(to us)
te
(to you (familiar))
os
(to you (familiar, plural))
le
(to him, to her, to it,
to you (formal))
les
(to them, you (formal, familiar))
With affirmative commands, you must attach the pronoun to the command form of the verb. Note that the same order (IO first, DO second) applies:
- ¡Levántate! (Get (yourself) up!)
- ¡Dime la verdad! (Tell me the truth!)
- ¡Cállate! (Shut (yourself) up!)
- ¡Pásame el balón! (Give me the ball!)
- ¡Pásamelo! (Give it to me!)
Note that the commands follow the same stress rules as the infinitive form.
Click here to practice the command form and many other
aspects of Spanish grammar.
