Prepositional Pronouns

Spanish · Pronouns

Introduction

After a preposition, Spanish uses the same pronouns as the subject, except for yo and tú, which become mí and ti.

subjectafter a prepositionexample
yomípara mí
tútipara ti
vosvospara vos
él, ella, ustedél, ella, ustedcon ella
nosotrosnosotrossin nosotros
vosotrosvosotrosde vosotros
ellos, ellas, ustedesellos, ellas, ustedespor ellos
Mí has an accent to tell it apart from mi (my). Ti never has one.

Conmigo, Contigo, Consigo

Con + mí, ti and sí join into one word.

  • ¿Vienes conmigo?Are you coming with me?
  • Quiero ir contigo.I want to go with you.
  • Lleva el pasaporte consigo.He carries his passport with him.
  • con míconmigo
  • con ticontigo

Entre and Según

Entre, según, excepto and menos use yo and tú, not mí and ti.

  • entre tú y yobetween you and me
  • Según tú, ¿quién ganará?According to you, who will win?
  • Todos menos yo.Everyone except me.
  • entre mí y tientre tú y yo

Mismo for Emphasis

Add mismo / misma for myself, herself and so on. Sí is used for the third person when the subject and the pronoun are the same person.

  • Me lo hice a mí mismo.I did it to myself.
  • Habla de sí misma con orgullo.She talks about herself proudly.
  • Lo compró para sí mismo.He bought it for himself.

Practice

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