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### Attaching Pronouns to Commands

When you are telling someone to do something with an object—like assembling a new device—you will often use commands with object pronouns like "it" (**lo**, **la**) or "them" (**li**, **le**).

In Italian, whenever you give an affirmative command, you must attach the object pronoun directly to the end of the verb, creating a single word. 

- **prendi** (take) + **lo** (it) = **prendilo**
- **leggi** (read) + **le** (them) = **leggile**

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### Short Commands and Double Consonants

In a previous lesson, you learned short, one-syllable commands like **di'** (say/tell), **da'** (give), and **fa'** (do/make). 

When you attach a pronoun to one of these short commands, you drop the apostrophe and **double the first consonant** of the pronoun. 

- **di'** + **mi** = **dimmi** (tell me)
- **da'** + **mi** = **dammi** (give me)
- **fa'** + **lo** = **fallo** (do it)

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### Putting It All Together

Follow the manual instructions carefully! Whether you are working with an **-are**, **-ere**, or **-ire** verb, the rule remains the same: attach the pronoun directly to the end of the affirmative command. 

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Commands with attached pronouns (fallo, dimmi)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Definite articles and gender (il, la, l')

Indefinite articles (un, una)

Singular demonstratives (questo, questa)

Basic verbal negation (non)

Yes/No questions

Coordinating conjunctions (e, ma, o)

Regular plurals and definite articles (-i, -e, i, le)

Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)

Nouns ending in -e

Special singular articles (lo, l')

The plural article (gli)

Special indefinite articles (uno, un')

Demonstrative adjectives (quello, quella)

Adjective endings (-o, -a, -i, -e)

Expressing quantity (molto, poco, tanto)

The verb to have (ho, hai, ha...)

There is / there are (c'è, ci sono)

The preposition of (di)

Singular possessives (il mio, la mia)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (undici, dodici...)

Numbers 21 to 100 (trenta, quaranta...)

Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)

Plural possessive adjectives (i miei, le mie)

Possessives with family members (mio padre)

Formal address (dare del Lei)

Present tense of -are verbs (-o, -i, -a)

Question words (chi, cosa, dove)

Present tense of -ere verbs (-o, -i, -e)

Question words (quando, come, perché)

Question word agreement (quanto, quanta, quanti, quante)

Regular -ire verbs

Verbs with -isc- (capisco, capisci, capisce)

Pronouns after prepositions (me, te, lui)

The verb fare (faccio, fai, fa)

The verb andare (vado, vai, va)

The verb stare (sto, stai, sta)

The verb venire (vengo, vieni, viene)

The verb uscire (esco, esci, esce)

Location and destination (a, in)

Origin and movement (da)

Articulated prepositions with a (al, alla)

Articulated prepositions with in (nel, nella)

Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)

Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)

Articulated prepositions with su (sul, sulla)

Months of the year

Telling time (sono le...)

Dates (il + number)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primo, secondo, terzo...)

The verb to want (volere)

The verb can (potere)

The verb must (dovere)

The verb to know (sapere)

Reflexive verbs (mi lavo, ti lavi)

Indirect object pronouns (gli, le, ci...)

Expressing preferences (mi piace)

Plural preferences (mi piacciono)

Comparatives (più... di, meno... di)

The passato prossimo with avere (ho parlato)

Irregular past participles (fatto, letto, preso)

The passato prossimo with essere (sono andato)

Reflexive verbs in the past (mi sono svegliato)

Time adverbs with the past tense (già, mai, ancora)

Third-person direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

First and second-person direct object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi)

The four seasons

Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)

Conversational words (beh, allora, davvero)

Indefinite adjectives for some (qualche, alcuni)

Indefinite adjectives for every and all (ogni, tutti)

Indefinite pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno)

Noun suffixes (-ino, -one)

Adverbs of manner (-mente)

Comparisons of equality (così... come)

The relative superlative (il più)

The absolute superlative (-issimo)

Irregular comparatives (migliore, peggiore)

Present progressive (stare + -ando, -endo)

Imminent actions (stare per)

The locative pronoun (ci)

The partitive pronoun (ne)

Pronoun placement with modal verbs

Impersonal subjects (si)

Prepositions of time (da, per, tra, fra)

Past participle agreement with pronouns

Question	Answer
the instruction (f)	l'istruzione
I am reading the instructions. Read them with me!	Sto leggendo le istruzioni. Leggile con me!
Read the instructions and tell me the problem.	Leggi le istruzioni e dimmi il problema.
the manual	il manuale
Give me the manual, please.	Dammi il manuale, per favore.
The manual is on the table, take it!	Il manuale è sul tavolo, prendilo!
to assemble	montare
If you want to assemble the television, do it now!	Se vuoi montare la televisione, fallo adesso!
The robot is new, assemble it tonight.	Il robot è nuovo, montalo stasera.
the cable	il cavo
to connect	collegare
This is the red cable, connect it to the television.	Questo è il cavo rosso, collegalo alla televisione.
to insert	inserire
Take the black cable and insert it here.	Prendi il cavo nero e inseriscilo qui.
Are you ready? Connect it immediately.	Sei pronto? Collegalo subito.
Take the video cassette and insert it in the television.	Prendi la videocassetta e inseriscila nella televisione.
the screw	la vite
to secure	fissare
Where are the screws? Find them and secure them.	Dove sono le viti? Trovale e fissale.
the screwdriver	il cacciavite
If the screw is small, use the small screwdriver.	Se la vite è piccola, usa il cacciavite piccolo.
Take the screw and secure it well.	Prendi la vite e fissala bene.
the button	il pulsante
Do you have a problem with the button? Explain the situation to me.	Hai un problema con il pulsante? Spiegami la situazione.
The button is there, touch it immediately!	Il pulsante è lì, toccalo subito!
Give me the screwdriver, please.	Dammi il cacciavite, per favore.

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