Affirmative Imperative
In an affirmative imperative, object pronouns are placed after the verb and connected with hyphens.
- Donne-le-moi. (Give it to me.)
- Montre-les-nous ! (Show them to us!)
- Parle-lui-en ! (Talk to him about it!)
Negative Imperative
In a negative imperative, object pronouns are placed before the verb.
- Ne me le donne pas ! (Don't give it to me!)
- Ne nous les montre pas ! (Don't show them to us!)
- Ne lui en parle pas ! (Don't talk to him about it!)
Additional Examples
- Explique-le-leur ! (Explain it to them!)
- Ne me la montre plus ! (Don't show it to me anymore!)
- Envoie-les-y ! (Send them there!)