Spanish word

mí

Pronunciation

IPA/mi/

Meaning

  • pronounto me

Example

Esta carta es para mí.

This letter is addressed to me.

Illustration for mí (to me)

More examples

A mí me interesa este tema.

To me, this topic is interesting.

Core concept

Emphatic "me" used for contrast and after prepositions.

Common phrases

  • a mí

    to me

  • cerca de mí

    near me

Similar words

me: Weak, unstressed object pronoun that attaches to verbs to indicate the speaker as object.
yo: Personal pronoun used as subject to identify the speaker performing the action.
conmigo: Form meaning accompaniment with the speaker, used to indicate someone is together with the speaker.
mío: Standalone possessive pronoun indicating ownership by the speaker.

Definition in Spanish

Forma tónica del pronombre de primera persona que aparece tras preposiciones o para enfatizar contraste; equivale a 'a mí'.

Word origin

Derived from Latin me and written with an accent in Spanish to show stress and avoid confusion with the unstressed possessive mi.

Usage tips

  • Mí never appears as a clitic before verbs (the unstressed form is me) so emphasis often uses a prepositional phrase plus the clitic (a mí me gusta) rather than replacing me.

Other meanings

  • for mepronoun

Opposites

  • tito youpronoun

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