Why is "me" used along with "a mi"?
Hola amigos!
I came across this sentence. I know it says "God loves me", but my question is why is "a mi" used when the DO pronoun "me" is already in the sentence? Isn't this unnecessary?
"Dios Me Ama A Mi" = God loves me.
Just when I think I know things, something simple comes along to confuse me! LOL
Gracias. =^.^=
2 Answers
You are correct, the ´a mí´ is not required, but, it is very often used in Spanish. In many cases, for clarification or emphasis, and in some, like this, where it may feel to us like wholly redundant, but where is probably does provide emphasis in their minds.
You will encounter this a LOT.
Note, the converse is not true. You could not use the ´a mí´ and then neglect to include the ¨me¨. Not optional. They´ll hang us for that. Or at least look at us confusedly.
Emphasis example:
Persona 1. Me gusta el café. I like coffee. Persona 2. A mí me gusta el té. Well I like tea.
This would be the English equivalent of the second perons strongly pronouncing the ¨I¨.
Clarification example:
(often used when it wouldn´t be otherwise be clear, since for instance, ¨le¨ could refer to a him or a her or an Usted.)
For instance, if he likes coffee but she like tea, one could just write.
Le gusta el café pero le gusta el té. Not very clear.
A él, le gusta el café, pero a ella, le gusta el té.
One could of course also use the actual names instead of the object pronouns, but one would still require the ´le´s
Hope that helps.
"a mi" is not necessary, but I believe is used for emphasis. Wait on the more seasoned vets for the definitive answer.
