I Command You

Track #72 Language Transfer: Giving orders informally using the mood tense.

• Don't speak - You don't speak - No hables
• Don't stay - You don't stay - No te quedas
• Don't give - You don't give - No des
• Don't eat - You don't eat - No comas

If you're giving the command to more than one person:

• Eat - Coman
• Wait - Esperen

Against the normal rule, for positive or affirmative commands, the small words (me, lo etc.) can follow the changed verb. For example.

• Eat it - Comanlo
• Wait for me - Wait me - Esperenme
• Wait for him - Wait him - Esperenlo
• Wait for them - Wait them - Esperenlos

This isn't the case for negative commands, they must still follow the rule and go before the changed verb. For example:

• Don't wait for them - No los esperen
• Don't eat it - No lo coman