Use of ti

Can someone clarify the use of ti for me? As up posed to te and tu? Can you give me some examples with translations? Thanks

I meant opposed. Sorry; typo.

Hola Edwyn, I am definitely not a Spanish grammar expert but I will share what I believe to be true. ti - This is a pronoun used after the preposition "con". I believe it falls in the category of being irregular. Conmigo (with me) contigo (with you) and consigo (with himself, herself, yourself, yourselves, themselves). An example: Yo puedo ir contigo. I can go with you. ¿Puede ir conmigo? Can you go with me? te - This is a direct object pronoun. It goes with: (me, te, lo, la, nos, os, los, las) These along with the indirect object pronouns give me headaches! I believe it answers the question of who or what in a sentence. An example: No te llamé. I did not call you. Or, another example: Te lo di. I gave it to you. te - This is also a reflexive pronoun. (me, te, se, nos, os, se) An example: Te levantas. You get up. Me levanto. I get up. tu - Without the accent mark, this is an adjective. (mi, mis, tu, tus, su, sus, I am unsure of what the others are) For example: Tu lección. Your lesson. This has singular and plural. Tus lecciónes. Your lessons. tú - With the accent mark it is a regular pronoun. For example: Tú eres mi amigo. You are my friend. I hope this helps you see SOME of the differences.

Thanks Patrice . I am still not clear about ti on its own. Its a bit tricky isn't it?

Edwyn: according to "English Grammar for Students of Spanish," ti is a pronoun used as an object of a preposition, as in: El dinero es para ti. The money is FOR you. PARA is the preposition, ti is its object. Hope this helps a little bit. Dan

Edwyn, Yes, tricky it is! Thanks Dan, for the additional clarification/explanation. I will say it again that these forums are beneficial and they have become an integral part in my learning more Spanish. Gracias de nuevo.

Thanks Dan and Patrice. I saw a chocolate shop in Sucre Bolivia called Para Ti so I had seen that one before in real life. Anyone got some more examples?- that was a good one Dan and the definition helped. I will always associate ti in my mind with you guys and with that chocolate shop in Sucre.

Association is definitely an effective learning tool. One of my favorite associations for an example of a command is printed on the plastic bag of my groceries. ¡Que tenga un buen día!