Breakdown of Il manuale è sul tavolo, prendilo!
essere
to be
il tavolo
table
prendere
to take
lo
him/it (direct object)
Questions & Answers about Il manuale è sul tavolo, prendilo!
Why is lo attached to the end of prendi?
Why do we use lo here instead of la?
Is prendi both the present tense and the command form?
Yes! For regular verbs ending in -ere like prendere, the informal command is exactly the same as the present tense tu form. You just say prendi! to mean Take! (Just remember that -are verbs are a bit different, as their tu command ends in -a).
Why does the sentence use sul instead of just su?
In Italian, the preposition su (on) almost always combines with the definite article when followed by a specific noun. Since table is il tavolo, su and il merge to form the combined preposition sul (on the).