Position of the object in a sentence.

Question

I'm using Pimsleur Spanish I cannot understand why the the object sometimes comes after the verb and sometimes before the verb, e.g. "Say it," versus "Write it." Thanks.

Answer 1

I'm not quite sure that I understand your question either, but I know that if you have a sentence with an infinitive verb, you can place the object pronoun before or after the verb and either should be correct. Por ejemplo : Voy a hacerlo enseguida= I'm going to do it right away. o: Lo voy a hacer enseguida.= I'm going to do it right away.

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

but what do you mean by 'say it' and 'write it'? I don't understand what you mean.

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Answer 3

Welcome to the forum! The examples you gave should be pretty straight forward imperatives:

Say it ---> Dilo (informal you) or Dígalo (formal you)

Write it ---> Escríbelo (informal you) or Escríbalo (formal you)

Perhaps if you were to offer other examples, I'd be able to help you out.

Thanks!