Además, A tus compañeros también.Why A tus here?

Question

Only one sentence, no context.

Si no entiendes algo, puedes preguntarme a mí; además , a tus compañeros también.

Two questions here.

1, Why it's A mí?

2 Why it's A tus?

Is it also correct if I speak it without A mí and a tus?

Is it not it's - Eddy, Jan 28, 2011

Answer 1

A mí is used just for emphasis. Puedes preguntarme by itself conveys the meaning.

A tus compañeros también.. You can ask your classmates ** too. In this case you could also say ** o preguntarles (meaning ask them, but it would not specify who the object is).

I hope this helps.

Answer 2

Generally in spanish, when the action is referring to people (directing) we use pronoun 'a'.

In your example, if you do not understand something, you can question me( meaning direct the question to me), additionally to your companions too.

Answer 3

hi friend

you know, one use of the word "a" is in a place when you want to indicate to a source. in this usage, it means "from". the infinitive "preguntar" sometimes get "A" after it in order to show from whom the question is to be asked. so "preguntar a" means "to ask from". therefore, the sentence "preguntarme a mí " means " ask from me". in the second sentence it is recommended that the person also can ask from other partners. so it is said "además, a tus campañeros..." , which means "beside, (you can) ask from your partners too". so it is in fact suchlike: "además, puedes preguntar a tus com...".

"a" (here in both sentence "a mi" and "a tus comp...") belongs to the "preguntar" to show "from" whom one can ask the question.

"tus" is possesive adjctive for second person. in possesive adjctives, there must be accordance between the adjctive and the noun after it (what is possessed). like: mi libro (my book) - mis libros (my books/ tu libro (your book)- tus libros (your book)("your" in the meaning of the second singular person).

in order to show to/of whom the question is to be asked. - samdie, Jan 27, 2011

In English we do not as k questions "from" someone (although we can ask a favor from someone). - samdie, Jan 27, 2011

thanks ,samdie! - je2010, Jan 29, 2011

Answer 4

yes i know, tus means many friends, not only one, my question is, why there´s A, can I delete A?

Is it like A mi me gusta type???? Why is there an A?

Is there not there's - Eddy, Jan 28, 2011

An A not a A - Eddy, Jan 28, 2011

Answer 5

When a noun is plural, the possesive pronoun become plural.

good poin! but be aware that "tu/tus" (as well as "mi/mis-su/sus/ ...) is possesive adjective , it is not pronoun. - je2010, Jan 27, 2011

Answer 6

Look:

Si no entiendes algo, puedes

preguntarme a mí.

preguntarnos a nosotros.

preguntarle a él (o a ella).

preguntarles a ellos.

You are actually using two pronouns to refer to the same object in each sentence. It's not redundant, but rather emphatic. In fact you could omit the second one and simoply say:

Si no entiendes algo, puedes

preguntarme.

preguntarnos.

preguntarle.

preguntarles.

But if you use the two pronouns simoultaneously you have to introduce the second one with the preposition a.

A mi. A nosotros.

A ti. A vosotros o A ustedes.

A él. A ella. A ellos. A ellas.

Answer 7

Look:

Si no entiendes algo, puedes preguntarme a mí. preguntarme a mí. preguntarme a mí. preguntarme a mí.

Answer 8

yes i know, tus means many friends, not only one, my question is, why there´s A, can I delete A?

You can... but then the meaning changes completely, so you'd be saying a different thing.

Mis amigos [agents] quieren ir. Y tus compañeros [agents] también (quieren ir)

He visto a mis compañeros [object]. Y a tus compañeros [object] también (los he visto)

If you hear "Y tus compañeros...", you'd be expecting them to do something, as they would be the agents (the subject), they would do something too, but if you hear "Y a tus compañeros", they wouldn't do anything, since they would be objects.

Si no entiendes algo, puedes preguntarme; además , tus compañeros también.

Is this sentence correct?

Yes, but:

Puedes preguntarme, y tus compañeros también. = You can ask, and your friends can ask too.

Puedes preguntarme, y a tus compañeros también. = You can ask, and you can ask your friends too.

Again, "y tus compañeros" means that they can also be agents, like you, so they can ask, while "y a tus compañeros" is an object, so they can receive the question from you, the only agent of those sentences.

Answer 9

Si no entiendes algo, puedes preguntarme; además , tus compañeros también.

Is this sentence correct?

Does it mean , with a mí and a tus, means, you can question me about your questions, here, me is indirect object, also goes with tus compañeros, they can questions me too? Am I correct with this understanding?

Yes. That's correct. - gone, Jan 27, 2011

Answer 10

HI Melissa, look at this article about the personal a.

Tus as they are several friends.