"Mi" (without accent mark) X "Mí" (with accent mark) X "Mío (a)" in Spanish
Mi (without accent mark)
- It is a possessive adjective.
- Can be used with both genders (masculine and feminine).
- In English it is equivalent to "my".
Example:
Esta será mi casa cuando me case.
(This will be my house when I get married.)
Examplee:
Mi perro vino corriendo junto conmigo.
(My dog came running with me.)
Mí (with accent mark)
- Object pronoun (first-person singular).
- In English it is equivalent to: "me, myself".
- Despite being monosyllabic must be marked to distinguish it from the possessive adjective "mi".
Example:
Esa carta que llegó es para mí.
(That letter arrived for me.)
Example:
Por mí, él puede venir con nosotros.
(For me, he can come with us.)
Mío, Mía
- It can also be used as an possessive pronoun.
- In English it is equivalent to the possessive pronoun "mine"
Example:
Estas llaves son las mías.
(These keys are mine.)
- It can also be used as an possessive adjective.
- In English it is equivalent to the adjective pronoun "mine"
Example:
Ricardo es amigo mío desde hace unos veinte años.
(Ricardo is a friend of mine about twenty years.)
After some nouns it can also express affection ("my dear").
Example:
Eso no es cierto, hijo mío.
(That is not true, my dear son.)
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