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How do I know whether to attach a direct object pronoun to the infinitive?

I often struggle to decide what sounds right when I need to use direct object pronouns. Lessons on these pronouns have not been much help because they teach that when using a direct object pronoun it ...
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¿Cómo se pronunciaban infinitivos ligados a pronombres con doble ele?

En el Quijote hay varios ejemplos de infinitivos ligados a pronombres con doble ele: ...jurando de ir a buscar al valeroso don Quijote de la Mancha y contalle punto por punto lo que había pasado... .....
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Subject Pronouns With Infinitives

Is it proper to use a subject pronoun with an infinitive as used below? El perro hizo que su padre se bajara del sillón para poder sentarse él. I saw this exact sentence on a social media post, but ...
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Pronoun before and after compound verb

At 7:29 in this video, the following sentence is given: Buenas días, me gustaría unirme a este gimnasio? The compound verb is gustaría unir, and due to ending with an infinitive, the object pronoun ...
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¿Qué es lo correcto, "Dejar de verte" o "Dejarte de ver"?

Un uso posible de la frase sería: Es muy difícil que quiera dejarte de ver.
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"In my own words"

In English when I'm learning something new and complex from a patient teacher, I often like to try to repeat a part of what the teacher told me in my own words. In English, I might say something like ...
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Redundant attachment of indirect object pronouns to infinitives

edit: It seems I wrote my examples wrong. I wanted to write: Quiero comermelo (I want to eat it) Quiero comerlo (I want to eat it) I sometimes see that indirect object pronouns are attached to ...
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