Is "miralo" correct Spanish grammar?

Question

My Spanish teacher recently said "miralo" (or it could have been "mira lo"), telling us (the class) to look at something. But from my couple of years of Spanish, I'd think it would be "lo mira". I'm sure my Spanish teacher is correct over me but I would just like some insight on why/how "miralo" is grammatically correct over "lo mira". Thanks!

Good question , to make it brilliant please fill out your profile. - ray76, Apr 24, 2014

Answer 1

It is a positive "tú" command

Míralo

In positive commands, the object pronouns are attached to the end of the command

Lo miras. = You look at it. Just a statement of fact.

¡míralo!= look at it! You are telling someone to look at it.

If you have not learned imperatives it will not make sense yet.

Great answer , thanks mate. - ray76, Apr 24, 2014

Thanks! I haven't learned imperatives yet :/ - TeddJPB, Apr 25, 2014

Answer 2

When using positive commands (imperative tense) the pronouns are attached to the verb. It actually should be "míralo", "look at it".

Thank you for answering. - ray76, Apr 24, 2014

Thanks (: - TeddJPB, Apr 25, 2014