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Usage note

This word may be capitalized in sense 1) and must be capitalized in sense 2).

1. (letter)

a. la i

"India" begins with an i."India" empieza con una i.

b. la i latina

Do you write your name with an i or a y?¿Escribes tu nombre con una i latina o con una i griega?

2. (subject)

a. yo

Mark is from England, but I am from Spain.Mark es de Inglaterra, pero yo soy de España.

pronoun

1. yo (usually omitted, except for contrast)

I'm Scottish soy escocés
I haven't got it! ¡yo no lo tengo!
it was I who did it (Formal) yo fui el que lo hizo

[aɪ]

noun

(letter) I; i (f)

I for Isabel I de Isabel

to dot the i's and cross the t's poner los puntos sobre las íes

I [aɪ]

pronoun:personal

(emphatic, to avoid ambiguity) yo

Note that subject pronouns are used less in Spanish than in English - mainly for emphasis, to avoid ambiguity and in comparisons.

I'm not one to exaggerate yo no soy de los que exageran; it is I who ... soy yo quien ...; he was frightened but I wasn't él estaba asustado pero yo no; if I were you yo que tú; Ann and I Ann y yo; he is taller than I am es más alto que yo

Don't translate the subject pronoun when not emphasizing or clarifying:

I've got an idea tengo una idea; I'll go and see voy a ver

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Usage note

This word may be capitalized.

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1. (letter)

a. i

"English" no empieza con una i."English" doesn't start with an i.

I, i

[i]

feminine noun

1. I, i (letra)

i [i]

(letra) I; i

I griega Y; y

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