Learn Hardcore Spanish (Spain): Cuelga tu abrigo en el armario.

Cuelga is the second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative of colgar (“to hang”). When you want to give a direct command to someone you address as tú, you conjugate the verb into the imperative: tú cuelgas → cuelga.

How do I form the negative command (“don’t hang your coat”)?

Use the negative tú imperative, which mirrors the present subjunctive. For colgar it’s no cuelgues. So “Don’t hang your coat in the wardrobe” becomes No cuelgues tu abrigo en el armario.

How would I say “Hang it in the wardrobe” (referring to the coat)?

Attach the object pronoun to the affirmative imperative and add an accent to preserve stress: Cuélgalo en el armario. Here lo replaces abrigo, and the accent on é keeps the emphasis on the first syllable.

Why isn’t there an accent on cuelga?

Spanish rules state that words ending in a vowel with stress on the second-to-last syllable don’t carry a written accent. In cuelga the emphasis falls on cuel, so no accent is needed. When you attach lo (cuélgalo), the stress shifts and you must add an accent.