Word
Non lasciargliele! Tutti usano le graffette.
Meaning
Do not leave them for him! Everyone uses the paperclips.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Non lasciargliele! Tutti usano le graffette.
non
not
tutto
everything
lasciare
to leave (an object)
usare
to use
Questions & Answers about Non lasciargliele! Tutti usano le graffette.
Why does this sentence use the infinitive lasciare (inside lasciargliele) instead of a command form like lascia?
For the informal tu form, a negative command is always made using non + the infinitive of the verb. So the negative command for leave is non lasciare.
How do the pronouns combine to make gliele?
It combines the indirect object pronoun gli (to/for him) and the direct object pronoun le (them, referring to the feminine plural le graffette). When gli combines with a direct object pronoun starting with l, it changes to glie- and merges into a single word: gliele.
Where do we place these combined pronouns in a negative tu command?