Spanish word

te

Pronunciation

IPA/te/

Meaning

  • pronounyou

Example

No te entiendo.

I don't understand you.

Illustration for te (you)

More examples

Te quiero mucho.

I love you very much.

Core concept

You as the person affected by an action or a reflexive verb.

Common phrases

  • cómo te llamas

    What's your name

  • te quiero

    I love you

  • te llamo

    I'll call you

  • te veo

    I'll see you

Similar words

lo: Masculine person or masculine noun serving as the verb's direct object.
la: Feminine person or feminine noun serving as the verb's direct object.
le: Person indicated as the indirect recipient or beneficiary of an action.
ti: Person addressed used as the object after a preposition.

Definition in Spanish

Forma átona de la segunda persona singular que funciona como objeto directo, objeto indirecto o pronombre reflexivo equivalente a 'tú'.

Word origin

Directly inherited from Latin te, the accusative form of tu, and developed in Spanish into a weak clitic pronoun that clings to verbs.

Usage tips

  • Never carries a written accent, so te resembles the possessive tu in spelling but functions as an object or reflexive rather than a subject or possessive.

Other meanings

  • to youpronoun
  • yourselfpronoun

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