'Yo', 'me', 'mi' or 'mí'?

Question

YO, ME, MI & 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:

Yo, me, mi and mí

Nice Kiwi :) - ian-hill, Aug 17, 2012

Thanks Ian :) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 17, 2012

Thanks; quite helpful! - louise365, Aug 17, 2012

Thanks Louise :) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 17, 2012

Ooh, didn't know about "según yo". Thanks. :) - inkubzz, Aug 17, 2012

Perfecto! - --Mariana--, Aug 17, 2012

You have again made things much simpler and understandable , thank you so much Kiwi. - ray76, Aug 17, 2012

Thank you very much Kiwi-Girl. - 0095ca4c, Aug 17, 2012

Great kiwi, this is very helpful and very valueable for many Spanish learners. - luisssito, Aug 17, 2012

Thanks guys :) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 18, 2012

As always, very helpful. - katydew, Aug 18, 2012

Answer 1

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.

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I was thinking about myself and my relationship with our son because he's no longer speaking to me.

Mariana this is a wonderful example , it is one of those things which is as normal as night and day , there is no answer , except time and patience and the use of " Confident indifference " . - ray76, Aug 17, 2012

Gracias, amigo. - --Mariana--, Aug 17, 2012

Thank you Mariana! I'm printing all these :-) - 0095ca4c, Aug 17, 2012

nice one :) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 18, 2012

Answer 2

YO

YO is the personal pronoun, the first person, singular:

YO = I

Yo trabajo = I work

ME

ME could be:

-the personal pronoun, the fiirst person, singular, dative,the atonic / unstressed form:

ME = (TO) ME (the indirect object)

He gives me a book = El me da un libro

-the pronoun personal, the first person, singular, accusative, the 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 pronoun, the first person, singular,dative, the 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 pronoun, the first person, singular, accusative, the stressed form:

Mí = ME (the direct object)

Whom does he see?.Me = A quién le ve. A mí.

• used after prepositions, is the personal pronoun, the first person, singular, accusative, the stressed form:

For me = Para mí

MI (WITH THE UNSTRESSED VOWEL -I)

MI is the possessive adjective----The possessor,the first person, singular, masculine / feminine + The possesed object, singular, masculine / feminine:

MI = MY

My boyfriend = Mi amigo My girlfriend = Mi amiga

YO es el pronombre personal, la primera persona, singular:

YO = I

Yo trabajo = I work

ME

ME podría ser: -el pronombre personal, la primera persona, singular, dativo, la forma átona:

ME = (TO) ME (el complemento indirecto)

He gives me a book = El me da un libro

-el pronombre personal, la primera persona, singular, acusativo, la 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 personal, la primera persona, singular, dativo, la 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 personal, la primera persona, singular, acusativo, la forma tónica:

Mí = ME (el complemento directo)

Whom does he see?.Me =¿ A quién le ve?.A mi

• usado después de preposiciónes, es el pronombre personal, la primera persona, singular, acusativo, la forma tónica:

For me = Para mí

MI (CON LA VOCAL áTONA -I)

MI es el adjetivo posesivo---El poseedor, la primera persona, singular, masculino / femenino + El objeto poseso, singular,masculino / femenino

MI = MY

My boyfriend = Mi amigo My girlfriend = Mi amiga

Thank you aylino! - 0095ca4c, Aug 17, 2012

Good job aylino :) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 18, 2012