Hi Johanna,

This is just the rule for regular verbs of the first group ending in ER , no rhyme or reason , it's just how it is ....

Take a look at the following lesson which will give you lots of examples -

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/conjugate-regular-verbs-in-l-imperatif-imperative

Hope this helps!

Hi Charlotte,

Regarde-me ! is incorrect but look at the following lesson for more examples:

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/how-the-object-pronoun-me-becomes-moi-in-affirmative-commands-imperatif

Regarde-moi! = Look at me!

Attends-moi! = Wait for me!

Aide-moi! = Help me! 

Rappelle-moi! = Remind me!/ Call me back!

Me will be me in the negative commands like in the following examples :

Ne me regarde pas! = Don't look at me!

Ne m'attends pas! = Don't wait for me!

Ne m'aide pas! = Don't help me!

Ne me rappelle pas! = Don't remind me!

The following lesson will give you more examples  -

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

Hope this helps!

Hi Daphne,

Normally the  'e' at the end of a word is not pronounced ( unless it has an accent) and it is called 'mute'.

You are hearing the examples you cite correctly, the 'e' is still mute , but what you hear is the last consonant.

Sometimes you will hear an extra syllable as some people like to pronounce very precisely but in general, in spoken French particularly in the top half of France you are more likely to swallow up 'e' 's and contract syllables.

e.g.

'Regarde-les' can be four syllables (re-gar-de-les)or three( re-garde-les) depending on who says it.

This can be subject to regional differences so no steadfast rule -

In the case of 'Téléphone-lui' ,  you will normally hear four syllables (té-lé-phone-lui) but in the South of France you will probably hear five of them (té-lé-pho-ne-lui) as they like to pronounce all the possible syllables.

Hope this helps!

That's because the verb "téléphoner" in French requires an indirect object

-> téléphoner à [quelqu'un]  -  to phone [someone]

Bonjour Fiona !

In "Regarde-la", la is a direct object pronoun  -> regarder [quelqu'un]

However, lui is an indirect object pronoun, so cannot be used here.

If you wanted to use the masculine direct object pronoun, it would be "Regarde-le"   :)

Here are links to the relevant lessons: 

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/when-to-use-le-la-l-or-les-to-replace-nouns-direct-object-pronouns

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/when-to-use-lui-and-leur-to-replace-specific-people-with-him-her-and-them-indirect-object-pronouns

I hope that's helpful!
Bonne journée !

Bonjour Oleg !

Unfortunately, I don't know what question or example you're referring to.

If it's a specific question, please use the "Report it" button next to it in your Correction Dashboard :)

Bonne journée !

Hi Gayle,

You cannot say 'Aidez- lui! ' as it is just 'aider quelqu'un' which takes a direct object.

So it will be:

Aidez-le!