Using French adverbial pronoun "y" in affirmative commands in the imperative mood (L'Impératif) in French

In French, the adverbial pronoun "y" is usually placed before a verb. In L'Impératif, it is not the case.

Position of the pronoun "y" in L'Impératif Présent in French

Look at these sentences in L'Impératif:

Mange dans ce restaurant ! Manges-y !Eat in that restaurant! Eat there!

Tu y vas. - Vas-y !You're going there. - Go there!

Restons-y !Let's stay there!

Retournez-y !Go back there!

Allons-!Let's go!
-> Note that in French, you always need to mention where you're going with aller (to go *somewhere*) 

Note that in L'Impératif, the pronoun y is placed after the verb with a hyphen in between.

ATTENTION: 

In the tu form, -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!

Marches-y !Walk there!

 

See also Using French adverbial pronoun "en" in affirmative commands in the imperative mood (L'Impératif) in French
and Conjugate regular verbs in the imperative mood in French (L'Impératif)

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Marches-y !Walk there!
Restons-y !Let's stay there!
Mangez-y !Eat there!
Tu y vas. - Vas-y !You're going there. - Go there!
Allons-!Let's go!
Mange dans ce restaurant ! Manges-y !Eat in that restaurant! Eat there!
Retournez-y !Go back there!
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