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ti

pronounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “ti” mean in English?

  1. you

    you (after a preposition)

Example sentences

  • Esto es para ti.

    This is for you.

  • Hablo de ti.

    I am talking about you.

How to use it

Ti means informal singular 'you' after a preposition, as in para ti or de ti.

Common mistake

Ti is not tú and not tu. Tú is subject 'you'; tu is possessive 'your'; ti appears after a preposition.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 8.