when do i use "ti" "te" and tu?

Question

confusing

Answer 1

Uses for "Te" Examples

Te gusta...You like...

Te hablo...I am talking to you. (Indirect object pronoun)

Te lavas...You are washing yourself...(reflexive)

Uses of "Ti" Examples

A ti te gusta...You like (but with more emphasis)

depende de ti...Depends on you

contigo...with you...

(Usually used after prepositions such as de, con, para...-with "Con", it becomes contigo)

Tú-You... Examples

Tú estás enferma.-You are sick. (Tú not neccessary though)

Usually subject pronouns (Yo, Tú, él...can be eliminated because the conjugations already tell us who's speaking)

Tu-Your..Examples

Tu ropa-Your clothes

Tu cara-Your face

It's "Possessive"

Can't add anything to that! :D - Achsah, Aug 23, 2013

Answer 2

The only one thing wrong there was:

Tú te gusta español.-You like spanish. (Tú not neccessary though) This is wrong.

A ti te gusta el español - You like Spanish ("A ti" is not necessary) This is correct.

Chileno ," Te gusta el español" is a statement , would that only be used as an interrogative , -¿Te gusta el español? - ray76, Aug 23, 2013

I'll fix it :) - englishespanol, Aug 23, 2013

Yes Ray, it can be a question. - chileno, Aug 23, 2013

Answer 3

I am so happy to not see tí in any of these explanations!

A mí se me escapa muchas veces. - 003492fc, Aug 23, 2013

Answer 4

I'll answer another way. Use these forms rather than usted, lo, le when you are talking to one person who is a friend, who is a child, who is on a first name and informal basis with you.

The other uses of tú, te and ti as explained would apply to usted, lo, le and usted after a preposition (contigo familiar = con usted formal).

Answer 5

Possessive Adjectives. Exemple: tu familia

personal pronoun Subject. Exemple: tú ablas español (tú is not necessary explicit cause we can guess it by the ending of the verb )

personal pronoun Object. Exemple: pienso en ti

te is a reflexive pronouns (somehing you do to yourself, himself..). Exemple (te lavas la cara)