what does "ame" mean when you put it at the end of a word; example cuentame, or hablame?

Question

what does "ame" mean when you put it at the end of a word; example cuentame, or hablame?

Answer 1

You aren't putting "ame" at the end of the word, you are putting the pronoun me at the end of the imperative form of a conjugated verb.

atonic

indirect

direct

Answer 2

Regardless of the conjugation, you can still add "me" when you want yourself to be the receiver of the action.

Not all conjugations allow adding pronouns to the end of the verb; only the infinitive, gerund, and affirmative imperative.

Answer 3

"me" is a pronoun meaning me. The 'a' comes from the conjugation of the verb. Regardless of the conjugation, you can still add "me" when you want yourself to be the receiver of the action.

The part that may be confusing is how in Spanish, when a pronoun such as "me" comes after the verb, they omit the space. Here are some examples:

Please tell me -> Por favor, di me -> Por favor, dime. (note here the conjugation makes the ending "ime")

He wants to talk to me -> Quiere hablar a mi -> Quiere hablarme.

Answer 4

a mi

tell me - cuéntame (contame a mi is not common)

love me - ámame (amame a mi is not common)