Objeto indirecto con verbos conjugados:
This is a question that's been bugging me for a long time: I know how to use an indirect object, when there is a single conjugation, it comes before, and when there is one conjugated verb and an infinitive, it can come either before the conjugated or after the infinitive. But what about for phrases like "dáme" or suppose "recuérdame" ? 'Da' and 'recuerda' are conjugated, right? What rule applies in this case? Can anyone help?
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Those are commands so the indirect pronoun has to be attached to da and recuerda to mean give me or remember me as an order. If the indirect pronoun went before da or recuerda it would mean something else.
Dame (NO accent)- give me as an order. Recuérdame- remember me as an order. Me da and me recuerda are regular present tense, no commands or orders.
Examples: Me da un beso todos los días cuando voy a la escuela. She gives me a kiss every day when I go to school. Ella me recuerda a pesar de que tiene Alzheimer's. She remembers me even though she has Alzheimer's.
Recordar can also mean " to remind ", so recuérdame could mean remind me as an order. But me recuerda is more of a daily thing. Example: Ella me recuerda hace mi tarea todos los días. She reminds me to do my homework everyday.
Basically, if it is an informal, affirmative (does not have a "no" before it), tú command, then the rule is to attach the indirect pronoun to a conjugated verb when you want to say an order/demand, but put the indirect pronoun before a conjugated verb when it isn't an order. Negative, informal tú commands are different than affirmative informal tú commands because the indirect pronoun goes before the conjugated verb.
