/mwa/
Translation
me, I (stressed tonic first-person pronoun)
Word origin
Stressed first-person pronoun, from Latin me, the accusative of ego, in its tonic (stressed) form.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- me
- English cognates
- me
Examples
C' .
It was me who called first.
, , ' .
For me, a cafe creme, please.
- , j' .
Leave me alone, I need to concentrate.
, .
Come round to mine tonight, we'll watch an old film.
, .
Between you and me, his idea doesn't hold up.
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