Spanish Prepositional Pronouns

Understanding Prepositions

Do you know what prepositions are? They indicate location as well as placement in time (such as before and after). They include words like “about, above, across, after, against, along, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond...” and so on.

Examples of prepositional phrases in use (with the prepositions in bold) include:

• The cat was on the mat.
• The trapeze artist hung above the crowd.
• There were many stars in the sky.

Resources for further reading:

• Perfect your Spanish pronunciation
• The best Spanish software: what you need to know

The Spanish prepositional pronouns are:

• mí - me
• ti - you
• Ud - you
• él - him
• ella - her
• nosotros/as - us
• vosotros/as - you (plural)
• Uds. - you (plural)
• ellos - them
• ellas - them

How to pronounce Spanish Prepositional Pronouns

Sometimes, the object of a proposition (in the above examples, “mat,” “crowd,” and “sky”) is a pronoun like “you,” “me,” or “it.”

For example, look at the following sentences. The prepositional pronoun is underlined.

• He sat in front of me.
• They left before us.
• Everyone but them got to go.

In Spanish, the prepositional pronouns are exactly the same as the subject pronouns, with the exceptions of “mí” and “ti”. Look at the list below:

• mí - me
• nosotros/as - us
• ti - you
• vosotros/as - you (plural)
• Ud - you
• Uds. - you (plural)
• él - him
• ellos - them
• ella - her
• ellas - them

Note that the word “mí” has an accent mark over the “i,” whereas “ti” has no accent mark.

Por ejemplo (for example):

Me siento entre él y ella. - I sit between him and her.

Marco sale antes de Uds. - Marco leaves before you.

Quieren ir con nosotros. - They want to go with us.

The Exceptions: Entre Tú y Yo, Conmigo and Contigo

Some combinations can sound a bit strange, though. Try saying, “entre ti y mí” (between you and me). The sequence of “ee” sounds can be hard to say!

For that reason, if you need to combine “you and me” in a phrase, use the subject pronouns instead:

entre tú y yo

Por ejemplo:

Another strange sound occurs when you want to say “with me” or “with you.” Try saying “con mí” or “con ti.” It’s hard to keep the words separated, isn’t it?

For that reason, if you need to say, “with me,” or, “with you,” use the following words:

conmigo or contigo

Por ejemplo:

Hopefully this cleared up some of your confusion. Feel free to take a look at lessons on other Spanish Prepositions:

• In this lesson, we’ll look at the Spanish prepositions a, de, en, hacia, and con.
• This lesson covers the Spanish prepositions desde, entre, sin, and hasta.
• The Spanish prepositions por and para are extraordinarily confusing in Spanish, learn how to use them here!

See you soon! ¡Hasta pronto!

Mauricio Evlampieff: Rocket Spanish