Spanish word

me

Pronunciation

IPA/me/

Meaning

  • pronounto me, me

Example

Si me llamas, iré.

If you call me, I'll go.

Illustration for me (to me)

More examples

Dime la verdad, por favor.

Tell me the truth, please.

Core concept

The speaker as the person affected by the verb, either as object or reflexive patient.

Common phrases

  • me llamas

    You call me

  • dime la verdad

    tell me the truth

  • hazme un favor

    do me a favor

Similar words

te: Addressee receives or is affected by the action.
lo: Masculine third person or thing appears as the direct object.
le: Third person receives the action as an indirect object.
nos: Speaker plus others receive or are affected by the action.

Definition in Spanish

Se emplea en primera persona como complemento directo, complemento indirecto y, según el verbo, como pronombre reflexivo para referirse al hablante.

Word origin

Derived from Latin mē and kept through medieval Spanish as the unstressed object pronoun now used for direct objects, indirect objects, and reflexive complements.

Usage tips

  • When two clitics occur, me is the first-person clitic (for example, 'me lo das' = 'you give it to me'), and Spanish can add a mí after a preposition for contrast or emphasis.

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