Syntaxdifficulty 3
clitic placement
Object pronouns precede a conjugated verb but attach to the end of infinitives, gerunds, and affirmative imperatives. Negative imperatives go back to before-the-verb position.
Examples
___ veo todos los días.
→ Lo
Conjugated verb → clitic before
Quiero ___.
→ verlo
Infinitive → clitic attached
¡___!
→ Dímelo
Affirmative imperative → attached, accent shifts
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