In French, object and adverbial pronouns take a specific position in negative sentences in L'Impératif.
Object and adverbial pronouns in the negative form in L'Impératif Présent in French
Look at these negative imperatives:
Nous n'en faisons pas. - N'en faisons pas !We're not making any (of it). - Let's not make any (of it)!
When you use the negative imperative with object pronouns or adverbial pronouns (y, en), you keep the same order as in the normal negative sentence.
Note that you drop the subject pronoun tu/nous/vous
Note that you drop the subject pronoun tu/nous/vous
See Conjugate regular verbs in the imperative mood in French (L'Impératif)
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