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

Umi O.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

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

Asked 7 years ago
Chris W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributorCorrect 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).

Umi O.C1Kwiziq 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
Chris W.C1Kwiziq 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 Head of French, Native French Teacher
Umi O.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Bonjour Aurélie et Chris, Merci beaucoup pour vos explications !! Cordialement, umi
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