mandame

Mándame is the Spanish imperative form of mandar (to send or to order) used in informal tú-address to request that someone send or give something to the speaker. The phrase is typically followed by a direct object, often with an attached indirect or direct pronoun, as in “Mándame ese informe” or “Mándame un mensaje cuando llegues.”

Orthography and pronunciation

In standard Spanish the correct written form is mándame, with an acute accent on the first syllable to indicate the correct stress before the enclitic pronoun me. The form mandame (without the accent) is generally considered incorrect in formal writing, though it may appear in casual contexts or digital text without proper diacritics.

Usage and variants

Mándame is commonly used for direct requests in everyday speech. It can combine with other pronouns to form forms like mándamelo, mándamela, or mándamelos, depending on whether the speaker wants to send or give something and to whom it should be addressed. The construction is versatile for both physical objects and information, e.g., “Mándame la factura” or “Mándame tu número.”

Formality and related forms

For formal address, the corresponding command is mande (usted), and with a pronoun it becomes mándeme or mándeme; plural forms use mandénme, etc. These forms follow the same clitic placement and accent rules as the informal tú form.

Etymology

Mándame derives from the verb mandar (to order or to send) plus the clitic pronoun me, rooted in Latin mandare, meaning to entrust or command.