Breakdown of La peluquera tiene el secador. ¡No lo enciendas!
no
no / not
tener
to have
lo
it / him (m)
encender
to turn on; to light (a fire, a candle, a cigarette)
la peluquera
the hairdresser
el secador
the hairdryer
Questions & Answers about La peluquera tiene el secador. ¡No lo enciendas!
Why does lo come before the verb in ¡No lo enciendas!?
In Spanish, when you give a negative command (telling someone not to do something), object pronouns like lo must go immediately before the verb. If it were a positive command ('Turn it on!'), the pronoun would attach to the end of the verb (¡Enciéndelo!).
What does lo refer to in this sentence?
It refers to el secador (the hairdryer). Because secador is a masculine singular noun, we use the masculine singular direct object pronoun lo to mean 'it'.
Why is the verb spelled enciendas with an 'ie'?
The verb encender (to turn on) is a stem-changing verb, meaning the second e changes to ie when stressed. Negative commands are built from the present tense 'yo' form (enciendo), so that ie spelling is carried over.
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