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16. Prepositional Pronouns

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Prepositional pronouns are the pronouns used after prepositions like de, en, para, por, a, con. In Spanish they look almost identical to the regular subject pronouns — only and ti change form. The preposition con has two special forms: conmigo and contigo.

Key Rules

  • Use after prepositions (de, en, a, para, por, sobre, sin, etc.).
  • Only yo → mí and tú → ti change. All others (él, ella, nosotros/as, vosotros/as, ellos/ellas) stay the same as subject pronouns.
  • carries an accent to distinguish it from the possessive mi ("my"). ti has no accent.
  • After con: con + mí → conmigo, con + ti → contigo. All other pronouns stay normal (con él, con nosotros, con ellos, etc.).
  • él (with accent) ≠ el (article); after a preposition, "from him" = de él, never del.

Conjugation / Pattern Tables

Subject pronoun Prepositional pronoun
yo
ti
él / ella / usted él / ella / usted
nosotros/as nosotros/as
vosotros/as vosotros/as
ellos / ellas / ustedes ellos / ellas / ustedes

Special forms with con

Person With con
me conmigo
you (tú) contigo
him / her / you (Ud.) con él / con ella / con usted
us con nosotros/as
y'all con vosotros/as
them / you (Uds.) con ellos/as / con ustedes

Examples

Spanish English
Esto es para mí. This is for me.
Esto es para nosotros. This is for us.
La vida es fácil para ella. Life is easy for her.
Tú puedes ir con nosotros. You can go with us.
Este regalo es de él. This gift is from him.
Ellos van con ellos. They go with them.
¿Quieres ir conmigo? Do you want to go with me?
Sí, quiero ir contigo. Yes, I want to go with you.
No hay nada entre tú y yo. (Exception) There is nothing between you and me.

Notes & Gotchas

  • After entre, según, excepto, menos, incluso, salvo, Spanish uses the regular subject pronouns yo / tú instead of mí / ti: entre tú y yo.
  • Don't confuse de él (from him) with del (from the). The contraction only applies to the article.
  • Conmigo and contigo have no separate gender or plural forms.