TIPS Flashcards
USE OF TU, TE, TI
Tú
Used when the speaker is the one performing the action. For example, if you are throwing a ball, you would use tú.
Te
Used when the speaker is receiving the action. For example, if you are being thrown a ball, you would use te.
WHEN ASKING IF SOMETHING PLEASES YOU, USE TE NOT TU WITH GUSTA
Ti
Used as the subject or object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition. It can also refer to the people you have spoken or written to.
USE OF GUSTAR
Gustar is conjugated to match the thing you like.
You use an indirect object pronoun with gustar.
How to conjugate gustar
Like all Spanish verbs, you’ll change the ending of gustar to match the subject of the sentence. But the grammatical subject of gustar is the thing that is pleasing to you—just like the subject of The movie is pleasing to me is “the movie” and not “me”!
The subject of gustar can be either a noun or a verb. In most cases, you’ll need the third person forms of gustar: gusta and gustan.
Gustar sentences follow their own word order.
To make a gustar sentence negative, add “no” before the word.
To emphasize that someone likes something, you can use the prepositional phrase “A + mí” before “me gusta”.
YO VS ME
In Spanish, “yo” translates to “I” and is used as the SUBJECT of a sentence, while “me” translates to “me” and is used as the OBJECT of a verb, meaning it receives the action in a sentence; essentially, “yo” is used when you are performing the action, and “me” is used when the action is being done to you.
Example sentences:
“Yo hablo español” - “I speak Spanish” (Here, “yo” is the subject doing the speaking).
“Juan me ayudó” - “Juan helped me” (Here, “me” is the object being helped by Juan).
Key points to remember:
“Yo” is the subject pronoun: Always used when you are the one performing the action in a sentence.
“Me” is the object pronoun: Used when you are receiving the action of a verb.
Why does ‘A’ sometimes come before a name
Shows who the sentence is about
Le
Indirect object pronoun meaning to her or to Him. Indicates who is interested in something