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Spanish Prepositional Pronouns: mí, ti, conmigo, contigo

By Michael McGettrick and Sergio Linares-HernandesUpdated 12 October 2026

After a preposition Spanish uses the subject pronouns, except for and :

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  • . - This present is for me.
  • . - They talked about her.

Prepositional pronouns at a glance

the forms that differ: mí, ti, conmigo, contigoWhat do the colours mean?

Only the top two rows change. From down, the pronoun after a preposition is the subject pronoun:

PersonAfter a prep.English
me for me
you without you
him about him
her for her
you () for you
us without us
you all with you
them for them
you all () for you

, , also have the feminine forms , , : (without us, all women).

Mí with an accent, ti without

the forms that differ: mí, ti, conmigo, contigoWhat do the colours mean?

carries an accent to keep it apart from (my). has no twin, so it never carries one:

WordMeansExample
me . It's for me.
my . It's my house.
you . It's for you.

They follow almost every preposition (the few exceptions are below):

  • . - I'm not going without you.
  • . - He/She is behind me.
  • ¿ ? - What do you think of me?

They also give stress with a: , ¿ ? (I like coffee, how about you?) The pronoun on the verb stays; see object pronouns.

One person holds out a smiling book towards a second person, who reaches out happily to take it; a curved arrow with a heart runs from the giver to the receiver.

Yo (I), el libro (the book), para ti (for you): after para, ti, not tú.

Conmigo, contigo: con fuses

the forms that differ: mí, ti, conmigo, contigoWhat do the colours mean?

Con refuses to stand next to and . It fuses with them into one word:

con mí does not exist: conmigo
PiecesOne wordEnglish
con + with me
con + with you
  • ¿ ? - Are you coming with me?
  • . - I want to talk to you.

Only con fuses, with these two and the reflexive sí (below). Everything else stays apart: , , , .

Entre tú y yo: yo and tú after a few words

after most prepositions (mí, ti)after these words (yo, tú)What do the colours mean?

A short list of words takes the subject pronouns yo and , not and :

WordSpanishEnglish
(between) .Let's keep this between you and me.
(according to) , .According to you, it's fine.
(except) .Everyone came except me.
(except) .Everyone passed but me.
(even) .Even you know it.
(even) .Even I know that.

(except) works like . Compare the same pronoun after an ordinary preposition:

  • . - It's for you.
  • , . - According to you, it's for you.

meaning "up to" or "until" is an ordinary preposition: . (He/She came right up to me.)

Sí and consigo: himself, herself

the forms that differ: mí, ti, sí, conmigo, contigo, consigoWhat do the colours mean?

When the pronoun after a preposition points back at a third-person subject (, , , and too), it can be the reflexive sí (with an accent, unlike , if). Con + sí fuses into consigo:

UseSpanishEnglish
for sí.He/She wants it all for himself/herself.
of sí .She is very sure of herself.
with consigo.He/She took the keys with him/her.
with ()¿ consigo?Do you have your passport on you? ()

often follows to stress "himself": consigo . (He talks to himself.) In speech you also hear con and for the same meaning: .

Mistakes English speakers make

mí, ti, conmigo, contigoyo, tú after entre and segúnWhat do the colours mean?
WrongRightWhy
con con fuses with
con con fuses with
tí never has an accent
the pronoun has an accent
y takes yo and
takes

What to do next

  1. Say who three things are for: , , .
  2. Do the cinema story and the sort drill below.
  3. Then the accidental se: .

Practise: test yourself

Complete the story

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Choose the right pronoun for each gap.

Two cinema tickets

Mañana voy al cine. ¿Quieres venir ? Ana no puede venir porque trabaja. Entre tú y , prefiero ir sin ella. Toma, este billete es para . Según , ¿qué película es mejor?

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Which pronoun follows each word: mí or yo?

Tap a word, then the group it belongs in.

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Pick the right one

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Choose the right form.

  1. Quiero hablar . (with you)

  2. Según , no pasa nada. (according to you)

  3. Todos aprobaron menos . (except me)

  4. Se llevó las llaves . (with him)

  5. Lo hago por . (for them)

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Frequently asked questions

What are the Spanish prepositional pronouns?
After a preposition: , , , , , , , , , , , , plus the reflexive sí. Only and differ from the subject pronouns: , a , , , .
Why does have an accent but does not?
The accent tells two words apart. (me) needs it to differ from the possessive (my): (it's for me), (it's my house). There is only one , so it never takes an accent: tí does not exist.
What are , and consigo?
The fused forms of con + , con + and con + sí. Spanish never says or : it says (with me) and (with you). Consigo means with himself, herself, yourself or themselves: consigo (he/she took the keys with him/her). Only con fuses: , .
Why is it and not ?
A few words take the subject pronouns yo and instead of and : (between), (according to), , and (except), and when it means even. So , , , .
What does a ?
The same as , I like it, with a added for stress or contrast: a , ¿y a ? (I like it, how about you?). A is the prepositional pronoun; me on the verb still has to be there.