Dropping an "s" from "er" verbs in the singular imperative

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Dropping an "s" from "er" verbs in the singular imperative

If you drop the "s" from all "er" verbs when using the singular imperative, why does "ajoutes-y" have an "s" ?

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Brett,  

see lesson linked below

“   -ER verbs recover their original -s  in front of y (for pronunciation reasons )

Mange dans ce restaurant ! Manges-y ! Eat in that restaurant! Eat there! 

 

Marches-y ! Walk there! “ 

 Using French adverbial pronoun "y" in affirmative commands in the imperative mood (L'Impératif) in French

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Dropping an "s" from "er" verbs in the singular imperative

If you drop the "s" from all "er" verbs when using the singular imperative, why does "ajoutes-y" have an "s" ?

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