'Yo''me''mi' or 'mí'?
YOMEMI & MÍ
Do you sometimes get confused between 'yo''me''mi' and 'mí'?
Here's a quick guide to what they all are and how they work:
2 Answers
My attempt at trying to use them all in one sentence :p
Yo estaba pensando en mí mismo y mi relacción con nuestro hijo porque ya él no me habla.
I was thinking about myself and my relationship with our son because he's no longer speaking to me.
YO
YO is the personal pronounthe first personsingular:
YO = I
Yo trabajo = I work
ME
ME could be:
-the personal pronounthe fiirst personsingulardative,the atonic / unstressed form:
ME = (TO) ME (the indirect object)
He gives me a book = El me da un libro
-the pronoun personalthe first personsingularaccusativethe atonic / unstressed form:
ME + ME ( the direct object)
You see me = Tú me ves
You hear me = Tú me oyes
Mí ( WITH THE STRESSED VOWEL -í)
Mí (with the stressed vowel -í) could be:
- the personal pronounthe first personsingular,dativethe stressed form:
Mí = (TO) ME (the indirect object)
Mí
To whom does he give the book?.Me = ¿A quién le da el libro?. A mí.
-the personal pronounthe first personsingularaccusativethe stressed form:
Mí = ME (the direct object)
Whom does he see?.Me = A quién le ve. A mí.
- used after prepositionsis the personal pronounthe first personsingularaccusativethe stressed form:
For me = Para mí
MI (WITH THE UNSTRESSED VOWEL -I)
MI is the possessive adjective----The possessor,the first personsingularmasculine / feminine + The possesed objectsingularmasculine / feminine:
MI = MY
My boyfriend = Mi amigo My girlfriend = Mi amiga
YO es el pronombre personalla primera personasingular:
YO = I
Yo trabajo = I work
ME
ME podría ser: -el pronombre personalla primera personasingulardativola forma átona:
ME = (TO) ME (el complemento indirecto)
He gives me a book = El me da un libro
-el pronombre personalla primera personasingularacusativola forma átona:
ME = ME (el complementu directo)
You see me = Tú me ves
You hear me = Tú me oyes
Mí ( CON LA VOCAL TóNICA -í)
Mí (con la vocal acentuada -í) podría ser:
- el pronombre personalla primera personasingulardativola forma tónica:
Mí = ME (el complemento indirecto):
To whom does he give the book?.Me = ¿A quién le da el libro?. A mí.
- el pronombre personalla primera personasingularacusativola forma tónica:
Mí = ME (el complemento directo)
Whom does he see?.Me =¿ A quién le ve?.A mi
- usado después de preposicióneses el pronombre personalla primera personasingularacusativola forma tónica:
For me = Para mí
MI (CON LA VOCAL áTONA -I)
MI es el adjetivo posesivo---El poseedorla primera personasingularmasculino / femenino + El objeto posesosingular,masculino / femenino
MI = MY
My boyfriend = Mi amigo My girlfriend = Mi amiga