A question about comands.
Can there be two verbs in a command in Spanish? Example: ¡Empiece a comer! I think that you can,but my real question is what happens with object pronouns. I know you could say something like: ¡Permítame ir! but what would happen in a sentance such as: Start eating them! how do you say this in spanish, if you can at all? ¡Empiece a comerlos! o ¡empiécelos a comer! I'm sure there are more like this but this is the only example i can think of at the moment. Thanks in advance.
1 Answer
Hi, Colin!
When an imperative is in negative you must add the pronoun before the verb: "No me mientas" or "Todavía no te lo comas"
When it is affirmative, the pronouns are added enclitically after the verb: "Dímelo ahora", "Tómate la medicina"
In my opinion, the next examples sound better because the reflexive pronouns are attached to the verb that holds the strongest meaning:
¡Empiece a comerlos!
¡Termina de vestirte!
Pasa a sentarte.
However, I don't think it is wrong to say:
¡Empiécelos a comer!
¡Termínate de vestir!
¡Pásate a sentar!
but it sounds weird. Some people do talk like this, but I suggest you do it like in the first cases.
