Prepositional Pronouns

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7. Extra Practice 3

Explanation

Quick Answer

Prepositional pronouns are pronouns that come after prepositions, such as de, para, or con.

Prepositional Pronoun Forms

Subject Pronoun	Prepositional Pronoun	English
yo	mí	me
tú	ti	you
él	él	him
ella	ella	her
usted	usted	you
nosotros	nosotros	us
nosotras	nosotras	us
ellos	ellos	them
ellas	ellas	them
ustedes	ustedes	you (all)
vosotros	vosotros	you (all)
vosotras	vosotras	you (all)

The pronoun símay be used instead of usted, ustedes, él, ella, ellos, or ellas when these are used reflexively (when the subject and object are the same person).

examples

Cree que lo puede hacer por sí solo.

He thinks he can do it all by himself.

Prepositional Pronoun Examples

examples
Mi madre siempre habla de mí. My mother always talks about me.
Este regalo es para ti. This gift is for you.

Con Exceptions

When used after the preposition con(with), three prepositional pronouns change form.

con + mí = conmigo(with me)
con + ti = contigo(with you)
con + sí = consigo(with himself/herself)

examples
¿Quieres salir conmigo? Do you want to go out with me?
Ella va contigo. She is going with you.
Siempre habla consigo mismo. He always talks to himself.

Exceptions

Mí and ti are not used after the following prepositions.

Spanish	English
entre	between
excepto	except
menos	except
salvo	except
según	according to

examples
Es la diferencia entre tú y yo. It is the difference between you and me.
Según tú, es un buen hombre. According to you, he is a good man.

Want to up your Spanish pronoun game? Check out our other articles on Spanish pronouns:

Subject Pronouns in Spanish

Direct Object Pronouns

Indirect Object Pronouns

Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns in Spanish

Direct Object Pronoun Placement

Indirect Object Pronoun Placement

Possessive Pronouns

Reflexive Pronouns

"You" in Spanish

Relative Pronouns

Reciprocal Pronouns

Demonstrative Pronouns

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