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How to use "me" and "yo" in Spanish
The Spanish "me" is confusing because it translates in English as either "I" or "me".
Enseñame = teach me (imperative) Me enseña = he teaches me Me enseñan = they teach me Me gusta = I like ( is gusta the only verb form where "me" precedes it?) (Yo)Te enseño = I teach you (yo is ommitted). Can I say "Enseño usted" also? Enseño ellos = I teach them Corregidme por favor Muchas gracias!
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I know very little Spanish at the moment, so I could very well be wrong when I say this, but this is how I understand it at the moment:
gustar = to please Me gusta manzanas = Apples please me. So in this instance, Spanish me is still English me, rather than I. "Yo" is a subject pronoun, whereas "me" is an object pronoun. I think the object always comes before the verb, but I've only barely touched on grammar. I'm sure someone else can be more helpful! Last edited by Jessicake; December 07, 2010 at 12:40 AM. |
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For example, Vita32 correctly used the imperative and the indirect object pronoun when she wrote: Enséñame = teach me (imperative) The indirect object pronoun is also suffixed to the infinitive: enseñarme Note that no accent mark was needed in the infinitive construct. This is because the infinitive itself is still stressed on the correct syllable (the one containing 'ar'). If we were to add a direct object pronoun (lo), which follows the indirect object pronoun, the accent would be needed to maintain the correct stress: enseñármelo |
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If I'm not wrong, you can use all verbs like that... correr, comer, parecer, gustar, saltar,..., etcétera
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Does enseñarmelo means "to teach me what"?
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Enseñármelo: Teach me it
Enseñártelo: Teach you it etc. Ah, nunca entenderé esto! Ah, I'll never understand this! Yo puedo enseñártelo. I can teach you (it).
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Corrijan mis errores, por favor. Last edited by ChilenoAlemanCanada; December 07, 2010 at 08:38 PM. Reason: typo |
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Thank you.
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