The "me" and the "me" are oblique personal pronouns referring to the 1st person singular (I).
Remember that these types of pronouns have the function of replacing nouns and complementing nouns and verbs.
The difference between me and me is that the “me” is an unstressed oblique pronoun used as a direct or indirect object, that is, it plays the role of a verbal complement, not being accompanied by a preposition.
Example: She loves me. ("me" as a direct object)
Already the "me” is a tonic oblique pronoun and has the function of an indirect object, always accompanied by a preposition.
Example: She likes me a lot. ("me" as an indirect object - presence of the preposition "of")
in short:
- Me: unstressed oblique pronoun that acts as a direct or indirect object. It does not come with a preposition.
- Me: tonic oblique pronoun that acts as a direct object. It is always accompanied by a preposition
When to use me?
The me is used to replace a noun in the sentence and acts as an indirect object. The me will always be accompanied by prepositions (a, until, from, with, to, by, in, without, between, against, under, over, etc.). Here, it is noteworthy that
the me does not conjugate verb.Examples of sentences with "me"
- Is this gift for me?
- He argued against me.
- In between, they talked about me.
- Lucia came to me to ask about what had happened.
- My mother sacrificed herself for me all her life.
- He can't live without me.
- The discussion was between me and my father.
Attention!
"I" and "me" is a case that causes a lot of confusion. As said, the "me" does not conjugate a verb. On the other hand, the personal pronoun of the straight case, "I", conjugates. See the examples:
- You left the job for me to do. RIGHT
- You left the job for me to do. WRONG
- Nuno kept the gift for me to see. RIGHT
- Nuno kept the gift for me to see. WRONG
When to use me?
The me is used to complete the direct or indirect transitive verb of the sentence. For this reason, it plays the role of an object (direct or indirect). Here, it is worth remembering that the verb conjugates me, being always accompanied by one.
Examples of sentences with "me"
- Luiza asked me for help with the work.
- Nobody warned me about the schedule change.
- The teacher's explanation helped me a lot.
- Juan gave me a nice gift.
- They left me with the apartment debt.
- Company employees have always respected me.
- Diana offered me a ride.
Video about "me or me"
To summarize everything you've learned about this, see below for a short video on the difference between one and the other.
"Me or me" exercises
Fill in the blanks below with me or me:
1. Nothing about ___ will appear on the registration form.
Nothing about me will appear on the registration form.
2. Mariana ___ helped pass the test.
Mariana helped me pass the test.
3. Never say anything about ___.
Never say anything about me.
4. Yesterday you said that ___ loves you very much.
Yesterday you said you love me very much.
5. Everything he does ___ makes him extremely angry.
Everything he does makes me extremely angry.
6. Most important to ___ is family love.
The most important thing for me is family love.
7. I won't let it ___ shake you.
I won't let this get to me.
8. At school you ___ talk about the weekend.
At school you tell me about the weekend.
9. You could get this book for ___.
You could get this book for me.
10. The child never ___ obeys.
The child never obeys me.
Understand more about the pronouns:
- oblique pronouns
- Personal pronouns
- Pronoun exercises
- Me and me: for me and for me
