Questions & Answers about Dame el mando, por favor, quiero bajar el volumen.
Why is it dame and not da me?
Because in Spanish, with an affirmative command, object pronouns are attached to the end of the verb.
- da = give
- me = to me
So:
- dame = give me
You would not normally say da me in standard Spanish.
A useful rule:
- Affirmative commands: attach the pronoun → dame, dímelo, siéntate
- Negative commands: put the pronoun before the verb → no me lo des
What form of dar is da in dame?
It is the tú imperative of dar.
The verb dar is irregular in some forms, and its tú command is:
- da = give
Then me is added:
- da + me = dame
So dame is an informal singular command used when speaking to one person you address as tú.
Is dame rude?