Learn French: Le patron a besoin de ce document. Donne-le-lui ! - The boss needs this document. Give it to him!

In affirmative commands (telling someone to do something), the direct object pronoun (like le, la, or les) always comes before the indirect object pronoun (like lui, leur, moi, or toi). So, "give it to him" becomes the verb + le (it) + lui (to him).

Why are there two hyphens in Donne-le-lui?

In French affirmative commands, all object pronouns are attached to the end of the verb using hyphens. Since there are two pronouns here, you need a hyphen between the verb and the first pronoun, and another hyphen between the two pronouns.

What exactly do le and lui replace here?

le is the direct object meaning "it", which replaces the masculine singular noun ce document. lui is the indirect object meaning "to him", which replaces the implied phrase au patron (since the verb is donner à, meaning to give to someone).

Wait, doesn't the tu form of the verb usually end in an "s"? Why is it Donne and not Donnes?