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/mwa/

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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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