Commands with Pronouns
Where does the object pronoun (μου, το, …) go with a command? It depends on the sign. After a POSITIVE imperative the clitic ATTACHES AFTER the verb (enclisis): πες μου! (“tell me!”), γράψε το! (“write it!”), δώσε μου το νερό. When TWO clitics attach to a short imperative, an EXTRA accent appears on the verb’s last syllable: δώσε + μου + το → δώσέ μου το! (“give it to me!”). But with a NEGATIVE (μη(ν)) command the clitic goes BEFORE the verb (proclisis), just like a normal statement: μη μου λες! (“don’t tell me!”), μην το γράψεις! So: enclisis after the positive, proclisis with the negative.
The rule
Where the object pronoun sits with a command depends on the sign. After a positive imperative the clitic attaches after the verb (enclisis): πες μου!, γράψε το!, δώσε μου το νερό. When two clitics attach to a short imperative, an extra accent appears on the verb's own last syllable - δώσε + μου + το becomes δώσέ μου το! - because a Greek word cannot be stressed further back than the third syllable from the end, and the clitics count as syllables. With a negative μη(ν) command the clitic goes before the verb (proclisis), exactly as in a plain statement: μη μου λες!, μην το γράψεις!. One line holds the whole rule: enclisis after the positive, proclisis with the negative.