Thanks, Carlos :-)
Chris
On 12 Jan 2010, at 22:21, Carlos J. Santisteban wrote:
>
> Ok, I'll do it :-)
>
>
> Mike, you were very close, but...
>
>
> This is, in fact, the combination of an imperative with the direct
> object pronoun "lo" _it_, as you say. But "di" is the imperative
> singular form of the verb "decir" _to say_ -- yeah, it's a rather
> irregular form, I know.
>
>
> Usually, when the object is nominal and/or complex, it goes separated
> from the imperative (e.g. "_di_ cómo te llamas" = say (tell me) what's
> your name) but they go together if it's a pronominal object:
>
>
> - _dilo_ [say it!]
>
> - ¿qué cosa? [what thing?]
>
> - cómo te llamas [what your name is]
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