Spanish: Attaching Pronouns to the End of Verbs
They're commands, where you attach the pronoun to the end of the verb.
Affirmative
Example of gerunds: Lo llevaras? [accent over 2nd 'a'] Vas a llevarlo?
Are you bringing it?
Example of affirmative & negative commands: No lo me des!
Don't give it to me!
Example of affirmative & negative commands: No lo pidas para nosotros.
Don't order it for us.
It's like the English "-ing" form of a verb. When another verb comes before it, the pronoun can go before the first verb, but not between it and the "-ing". If alone, normally the pronoun will be attached to it.
Gerunds
Example of affirmative & negative commands: Damelo!
Give it to me!
El [accent over 'e'] me esta [accent over 'a'] haciendo enfadar. El [accent over 'e'] esta [accent over 'a'] enfadanome [accent over 2nd 'a']
He's making me angry.
Example of infinitive phrases: Lo quiero comer. Quiero comerlo.
I want to eat it.
Example of gerunds: Lo estoy haciendo ahora. Estoy haciendolo ahora.
I'm doing it right now.
If used as a noun, you must attach the pronoun to the end
Infinitive
They're commands, where the pronoun goes before the verb.
Negative
Example of affirmative & negative commands: Pidelo para nosotros.
Order it for us.
Example of infinitive used as noun: Lee las instrucciones para hornearlo correctamente
Read the instructions to bake it correctly.
Example of infinitive used as noun: Saberlo es ser capaz de ensenarlo [accent over the 'n']
To know it is to be capable of teaching it.
Example of infinitive used as noun: Verte me va a hacer feliz
To see you is going to make me happy.
