Spanish word

ti

Pronunciation

IPA/ti/

Meaning

  • pronounyou

Example

Este regalo es para ti.

This gift is for you.

Illustration for ti (you)

More examples

¿A ti te interesa esta película?

Is this movie interesting to you?

Core concept

The stressed oblique you used after prepositions or for emphasis.

Common phrases

  • para ti

    for you

  • a ti

    to you

Similar words

tú: Informal subject pronoun used for the addressee who performs the action.
te: Short unstressed pronoun that clings to verbs to show the action's recipient.
usted: Polite subject pronoun employed to address someone respectfully.
contigo: Combined form con+ti used to indicate being with the addressee.

Definition in Spanish

Forma tónica del pronombre de segunda persona del singular empleada tras preposiciones o en construcciones de énfasis, distinta de la forma de sujeto «tú».

Word origin

Derives from Latin te and functions as the stressed oblique form that appears after prepositions and in emphatic positions.

Usage tips

  • The written accent marks subject tú while ti never takes an accent, and con + ti contracts to contigo.

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