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Ho scritto il reclamo. Lo legga immediatamente.

Ho scritto il reclamo. Lo legga immediatamente.
I have written the complaint. Read it immediately.
From Lesson 145:Formal commands with pronouns (lo faccia, mi scusi)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Ho scritto il reclamo. Lo legga immediatamente.

Why is lo before the verb here? I learned that pronouns attach to the end of commands.
You attach pronouns to the end of informal commands, like leggilo (read it) when speaking to a friend. However, this sentence uses the formal imperative to address someone politely as Lei. With formal commands, object pronouns like lo must always be placed before the verb.
Why is the verb legga and not leggi?
Legga is the formal command form of leggere (to read). Even though leggere is an "-ere" verb, its formal command takes an "-a" ending. If you were speaking informally to someone you know well, you would use the regular present-tense ending and say leggi.
Is scritto a regular past participle?
No, scrivere (to write) has an irregular past participle. Instead of following the normal rules for "-ere" verbs to end in "-uto", it changes to scritto. Paired with the helping verb ho (I have), it forms the past tense: ho scritto (I have written).
Does il reclamo mean a "claim" or "reclaim"?
It is a bit of a false friend! While it looks like those English words, un reclamo is specifically a formal "complaint," like a document you would submit to a company's customer service department if you received bad service or a broken product.

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