Please! How do I form a negative sentence like: "Don't sent them to me." Thank you very much.

UmiC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Please! How do I form a negative sentence like: "Don't sent them to me." Thank you very much.

Asked 6 years ago
ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer
Ne me les envoyez pas.
Don't send them to me.

The negation "ne...pas" brackets the reflexive indirect object "me", the direct object "les" and the verb "envoyez".

-- Chris (not a native speaker).

UmiC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Dear Chris, WOW! Thank you very much for your extremely quick answer. I truly appreciate it!!! Yes, you must be a very positive speaker!!! However, we don't use any stress pronouns for the sentence like that? For example, when we say, "Send it to me"-->"Envoie-le-moi." Is this incorrect? That is the reason why I could not figure out how to make an impératif in negative form. Thank you, again!! umi
ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
You use stress pronouns when it follows a preposition or comes at the end of the sentence. Neither is the case here, hence no stress pronoun. Greetings, -- Chris.
AurélieKwiziq team member

Bonjour Umi et bonjour Chris !

To complete Chris's great answer, here is a link to our lessons on negative imperatives:

https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/how-to-form-simple-negative-commands-imperatif

https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/how-object-and-stress-pronouns-behave-in-negative-commands-imperatif

Bonne journée !

UmiC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Bonjour Aurélie et Chris, Merci beaucoup pour vos explications !! Cordialement, umi

Please! How do I form a negative sentence like: "Don't sent them to me." Thank you very much.

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