Fueron ellos quienes me compraron la casa, pero ya la han vendido otra vez.They were the ones who bought my house from me, but they've already sold it again.

e. off me

Mi hermano me quitó la barra de chocolate y se la comió.My brother took the chocolate bar off me and ate it.

f. my (with clothes or parts of the body)

Me quebré el dedo jugando al baloncesto.I broke my finger playing basketball.

Voy a quitarme la chaqueta porque tengo mucho calor.I'm going to take off my jacket because I'm really hot.

2. (direct object)

a. me

Me llevó a casa en el coche.He drove me home.

3. (reflexive)

a. myself

Me corté picando cebolla.I cut myself when I was chopping onions.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Hoy me levanté muy tarde.I got up very late today.

Me duché y me vestí lo más rápido que pude.I showered and got dressed as fast as I could.

4. (pronominal)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Me fui temprano porque estaba cansado.I left early because I was tired.

No me quedaré tranquila hasta que no llamen para decir que han llegado.I won't relax until they call to say they've arrived.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(used for emphasis)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

¡No te me mueras! La ambulancia ya llega.Don't you die on me! The ambulance will be here soon.

La película era larguísima, pero me la vi entera.It was a very long movie, but I saw it to the end.

A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g. she).

pronoun

1. (general)

a. me

le gustaría vermeshe'd like to see me

b. (to) me

me lo diohe gave it to me

me tiene miedohe's afraid of me

c. myself

me vistoI get dressed

personal pronoun

1 (como complemento directo) me

me llamó por teléfono he telephoned o rang me; ya no me quiere he doesn't love me any more

me alegro de verte me gusta mucho

2 (como complemento indirecto) (to) me

¡dámelo! give it to me!; me lo compró (de mí) he bought it from me; (para mí) he bought it for me; me lo presentó mi primo my cousin introduced him to me; ¿por qué me lo preguntas? why do you ask?; me lo dijeron ayer they told me yesterday

3 (con partes del cuerpo, ropa)

me rompí el brazo I broke my arm; me lavé la cara I washed my face; me quité el abrigo I took my coat off; se me está cayendo el pelo my hair is falling out

4 (uso enfático)

me lo comí todo I ate it all up; se me ha caído el bolígrafo I've dropped my pen; me preparé un café I made myself a coffee

5 (uso reflexivo o pronominal)

me lavé I washed (myself); me miré al espejo I looked at myself in the mirror; me voy a enfadar I'm going to get cross

se me pasó el dolor casi en seguida

me marcho I am going

Examples