contigo/conmigo/consigo

Question

Hello everyone!

I didn't find any reference of those in the reference part nor in one of the lessons..

Can someone elaborate on this issue?

Thanks!

Answer 1

This is what I know (not a lot!!):

With me: conmigo With you (singular): contigo (for "tú" and "vos"), consigo (for "usted") With him/her/it: consigo

With us: con nosotros With you (plural): con vosotros, consigo (for "ustedes") With them: consigo

With myself: conmigo mismo/misma (depending on the gender) With yourself: contigo mismo/misma (for "tú" and "vos"), consigo mismo/misma (for "usted") With himself/herself/itself: consigo mismo/misma

With ourselves: con nosotros mismos/mismas With yourselves: con vosotros mismos/mismas, consigo mismos/mismas (for "ustedes") With themselves: consigo mismos/mismas

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It comes from the same base that mi/tu/su

Mi: my Tu: your Su: his/her/its/your (for "usted" and "ustedes")/their

For instance "su casa" can mean: 1) Your house: la casa de usted 2) His house: la casa de él 3) Her house: la casa de ella 4) Its house: la casa de ello (talking about an entity for example) 5) Your house: la casa de ustedes 6) Their house: la casa de ellos/ellas

Those 6 cases of "su" also apply to "consigo"

Thank you very much! :) - kobi1988, Dec 24, 2010

Answer 2

I was always told not to use consigo, instead use con él/ella. I personally would also say con usted. I think consigo is used to meanwith him/herself, eg él no está muy contento consigo.