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

Brett H.C1Kwiziq community member

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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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

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!

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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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