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"De niño" is a phrase which is often translated as "as a child", and "yo" is a pronoun which is often translated as "I". Learn more about the difference between "de niño" and "yo" below.
de niño(
deh
nee
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nyoh
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. as a child
Para mí de niño lo más importante era recibir afecto.Getting affection was the most important thing to me as a child.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Solía venir a jugar a este parque de niño.I used to come to this park to play when I was a child.
De niña sus padres siempre le decían a Lydia que era muy linda.When Lydia was a kid, her parents always told her that she was very pretty.
yo(
yoh
)A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
3. (psychology)
