see|ME|mé|mé-|m�|mæ
wikipedia|ME
English

rank|their|one|so|40|me|an|we|who

Pronunciation
IPA|/mi�/, SAMPA|/mi:/, AHD|m�
audio|en-us-me.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|i�

Pronoun
en-pron|desc=first person singular pronoun, referring to the speaker

1. As the direct object of a verb.

#:Can you hear me?
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1. obsolete As a reflexive direct object of a verb.

#:1819, w:John Keats|John Keats, w:La Belle Dame sans Merci: A Ballad|La Belle Dame sans Merci - And I awoke, and found me here.
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1. As the object of a preposition.

#:Come with me.
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1. As the indirect object of a verb.

#:He gave me this.
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1. context|US|colloquial As a reflexive indirect object of a verb; the ethical dative.

#:1993, Harper�s Magazine, April - When I get to college, I�m gonna get me a white Nissan Sentra.
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1. As the complement of the copula (�be�, �is�).

#:It wasn't me.
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1. context|Australian|UK|especially|_|Northeastern Preceding a noun, marking ownership.

#:w:Wilfred Owen|Wilfred Owen (1893�1918), The Letter - And give us back me ciagarette!
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1. context|colloquial As the subject of a verb, used with and.

#:Me and my friends played a game.
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1. context|nonstandard As the subject of a verb, used without and.

#:1844, w:Charles Wilkes|Charles Wilkes, Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, Vol. II - One of them, whose sobriquet was Big-headed Blackboy, was stretched out before the fire, and no answer could be obtained from him, but a drawling repetition, in grunts of displeasure, of �Bel (not) me want to go.�
#:2005, w:The Brothers Chaps|Michael Chapman & Matthew Chapman, Teen Girl Squad Issue 10 (cartoon), part of w:Homestar Runner|Homestar Runner - Strong Bad: Me gotta see that again.

Usage notes
Me is traditionally described as the accusative pronoun, meaning it should be used as the object of verbs and prepositions, while the nominative pronoun I should be used as the subject of verbs. However, �accusative� pronouns are widely used as the subject of verbs in colloquial speech if they are accompanied by and: Me and her are friends. This usage is considered incorrect by some prescriptivists.

Some prescriptivists object to the use of me following the verb to be, as in �It wasn�t me.�, considering �It was not I.� to be correct.

Although the genitive use (marking ownership) is commonly used in speech in some dialects, speakers of these dialects usually use my in writing.

Using me as the lone subject (without and) of a verb is a feature of various pidgin Englishes, and is sometimes used by speakers of standard English for jocular effect. See me likee, me wantee.

Synonyms
sense|subject of a verb I
sense|reflexive object myself
sense|complement of the copula I
sense|indirect object us i|Australian, UK
sense|marking ownership my; mine i|archaic

Czech: t+|cs|m�, t+|cs|mne
Danish: t+|da|mig
Dutch: t+|nl|me, t+|nl|mij
Esperanto: t-|eo|min|xs=Esperanto
French: t|fr|me, t|fr|moi (with verbs: aidez-moi)
Finnish: minä|minut (telic), minä|minua (atelic)
German: t+|de|mich
Italian: t+|it|mi
trans-mid
Greek: t+|el|με|scGrek (me), t-|el|εμένα|scGrek (eména)
Norwegian: t-|no|meg
Novial: me (very rarely mem with the accusative marked)
Polish: t|pl|mnie
Russian: t|ru|мен�|tr=menjá
Spanish: t+|es|me
Swedish: t+|sv|mig
Vietnamese: tôi, ... (see usage note at tôi)
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trans-top|obsolete reflexive
Czech: t+|cs|se
Dutch: t+|nl|me
Esperanto: t-|eo|min|xs=Esperanto
trans-mid
Novial: me (very rarely mem with the accusative marked)
Swedish: t|sv|mig, t|sv|mig själv
Vietnamese: mình (after the verb), tự (before the verb)
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Czech: t+|cs|mnou
Danish: t+|da|mig
Dutch: t+|nl|mijn, t+|nl|me
Esperanto: t+|eo|mi|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: Depending on the case, one of the inflictions of minä
German: mich (Accusative Case); mir (Dative Case)
Greek: με ^{:el:με|el} (me), εμένα ^{:el:εμένα|el} (eména)
trans-mid
Norwegian: t-|no|meg
Novial: me (very rarely mem with the accusative marked)
Russian: �#Russian|мен� (menjá), �#Russian|мне (mne)
Swedish: t+|sv|mig
Vietnamese: tôi, ... (see usage note at tôi)
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Czech: t+|cs|mn�, t+|cs|mi
Danish: t+|da|mig
Dutch: t+|nl|mij, t+|nl|me
Esperanto: (preposition and) mi
Finnish: Depending on the case, one of the inflictions of minä
German: t+|de|mir
Greek: t-|el|μο�|scGrek(mou), t-|el|εμένα|scGrek (eména)
trans-mid
Norwegian: t-|no|meg
Novial: a me
Russian: �#Russian|мне (mne)
Swedish: t+|sv|mig
Vietnamese: tôi, ... (see usage note at tôi)
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trans-top|reflexive indirect object of a verb
Czech: t+|cs|si
Danish: t+|da|mig
Esperanto: (preposition and) mi
trans-mid
Norwegian: t-|no|meg
Novial: a me
Russian: �еб�#Russian|�ебе (sebjé)
Swedish: t+|sv|mig
Vietnamese: cho mình
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Danish: t+|da|mig
Esperanto: t+|eo|mi|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|minä
trans-mid
Norwegian: t-|no|meg
Novial: me
Russian: �#Russian|� (ja)
Swedish: t+|sv|jag
Vietnamese: tôi, ... (see usage note at tôi)
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trans-top|marking ownership
Danish: t+|da|min
Dutch: mijn, (informal) m'n
Esperanto: t+|eo|mia|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: minun, mun (nonstandard)
trans-mid
Norwegian: t-|no|min
Novial: men
Russian: мой#Russian|мой (moj)
Swedish: t+|sv|min|c, t+|sv|mitt|n, t+|sv|mina|p
Vietnamese: của tôi, ... (see usage note at tôi)
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trans-top|subject of a verb with �and�
Czech: t+|cs|já
Danish: t+|da|jeg
Esperanto: t+|eo|mi|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|minä
trans-mid
Norwegian: t+|no|jeg
Novial: me
Russian: �#Russian|� (ja)
Swedish: t+|sv|jag
Vietnamese: tôi, ... (see usage note at tôi)
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trans-top|subject of a verb without �and�
Czech: t+|cs|já
Dutch: t+|nl|ik
Esperanto: t+|eo|mi|xs=Esperanto
trans-mid
Norwegian: t+|no|jeg
Novial: me
Russian: �#Russian|� (ja)
Swedish: t+|sv|jag
Vietnamese: tôi, ... (see usage note at tôi)
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ttbc|Chinese: � (w�)
ttbc|French: (after preposition) moi, (indirect object) #French|me (becoming m' before a vowel or an mute h), (indirect object, emphatic) me ... à moi, (indirect object with an imperative verb) moi, (direct object) me (becoming m� before a vowel or an mute h), (direct object, emphatic) me ... moi
:Examples:
::After preposition: It is for me - C�est pour moi
::Indirect object: She tells me her name - Elle me dit son nom; She gives the book to me - Elle me donne le livre
::Indirect object (followed by a vowel): She wrote me a letter - Elle m�a écrit une lettre
::Indirect object, emphatic: She gives the book to me - Elle me donne le livre à moi
::Indirect object with an imperative verb: Give it to me - Donnez-le-moi
::Direct object: He hates me - Il me déteste
::Direct object (followed by a vowel): He loves me - Il m�aime
::Direct object, emphatic: He loves me - Il m�aime, moi
ttbc|Georgian: �� (me)
ttbc|Hungarian: engem (acc.), nekem (dat.)
ttbc|Ido: me
ttbc|Irish: mé, mise
ttbc|Italian: (after preposition) #Italian|me, (indirect object) mi, (indirect object, emphatic) a me, (indirect object with an imperative verb) mi (attached to the end of the verb and becoming me when used along with a direct object; the m is doubled with some verbs), (direct object) mi, (direct object, emphatic) me
:Examples:
::After preposition: It is for me - � per me
::Indirect object: Maria tells me her name - Maria mi dice il suo nome
::Indirect object, emphatic: Maria gives the book to me - Maria dà il libro a me
::Indirect object with an imperative verb, used without a direct object: Write to me - Scrivimi; Tell me - Dimmi
::Indirect object with an imperative verb, used with a direct object: Send it to me - Spediscimelo; Give it to me - Dammelo
::Direct object: Giovanni hates me - Giovanni mi odia
::Direct object, emphatic: Maria wants me - Maria vuole me
ttbc|Kurdish: min
ttbc|Manx: mee, mish
ttbc|Old English: me#Old English|m�
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|��#Persian|��� (mæn)
ttbc|Tetum: ha'u
ttbc|Ukrainian: мене (mené) Gen/Acc, мен� (mení) Dat/Loc, мно� (mnóju) Instr
ttbc|Telugu: న�న�
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References
R:Northeast Dialect 2005
R:Dobson & Irwin Newcastle 1970

Category:200 English basic words
Category:English first person pronouns
Category:English two-letter words

Albanian

Preposition
infl|sq|preposition

1. with

Dutch

Pronunciation
IPA|/m�/, SAMPA|/m@/

Pronoun
infl|nl|personal pronoun|personal|

1. #English|me; form of|First-person singular, objective, mute form of|mijn|nocap=1

Finnish

Etymology
From the same proto|Uralic|me|langfi as the Hungarian personal pronoun term|mi|langhu.

Pronunciation
Hyphenation: me
Rhymes: Rhymes:Finnish:-e|-e
IPA|[me]

Pronoun
infl|fi|personal pronoun|personal, plural||stem|mei-

1. we

Inflection
Irregular. The comitative and instructive forms don't exist; the abessive is hardly used.
In addition to the standard set of cases, term|me|langfi and the other personal pronouns have a specific accusative form, term|meidät|langfi.
fi-decl-pron|1sminä|2sminun|3sminua|4sminut|5sminussa|6sminusta|7sminuun|8sminulla|9sminulta|10sminulle|11sminuna|12sminuksi|14sminutta|1pme|2pmeidän|3pmeitä|4pmeidät|5pmeissä|6pmeistä|7pmeihin|8pmeillä|9pmeiltä|10pmeille|11pmeinä|12pmeiksi|14pmeittä|adv=no

Usage notes
Although usually omitted in written language (the verb shows both the person and the number), the pronoun is in spoken language practically always used. (cf. the usage of term|minä||I|lang=fi)

Synonyms
met#Finnish|met qualifier|dialectal
myö i|dialectal

See also
minä#Finnish|minä
sinä#Finnish|sinä
hän#Finnish|hän
te#Finnish|te
he#Finnish|he

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/m�/, SAMPA|/m@/

Pronoun
infl|fr|pronoun|personal, objective case|

1. context|direct object|lang=fr #English|me
2. context|indirect object|lang=fr To #English|me

Guaraní

Noun
infl|gn|noun

1. male
2. husband

Ido

Pronoun
infl|io|pronoun|personal|

1. I, #English|me.

Italian

Pronunciation
IPA|/mε/, SAMPA|/mE/

Pronoun
infl|it|pronoun|personal, objective case|

1. To #English|me.

Japanese

Noun
ja-noun|r|hira=�

1. �: eye, -th
2. �: eye
3. �: sprout

Latin

Pronoun
infl|la|pronoun|head=m�|personal pronoun

1. #English|me; accusative singular of ego.
2. By #English|me, with me, from me; ablative singular of ego.

Lojban

Cmavo
me

1. Converts a sumti to a selbri; x1 is specific to the following sumti in aspect x2.

Related terms
me'u

Category:jbo:Cmavo

Mandarin

Pinyin syllable
cmn-alt-pinyin|me|me0|me5

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having the tone, mé.
2. �: interrogative particle; repetition of a tune small; tender
3. �:
4. �: islet in stream; small sandbar
5. 麼, 麽: interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny

Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Nauruan

Conjunction
infl|na|conjunction

1. and

Old English

Etymology
proto|Germanic|mik-|langang, representing proto|Indo-European|me-|langang. Cognate with Old Frisian term|mi|langofs, Old Saxon term|mi|mī|langosx (Dutch term|mij|langnl), Old High German term|mih|langgoh (German term|mich|langde), Old Norse term|mik|langnon, Gothic term|���|langgot. The IE root is also the source of Latin term|me|langla, Greek term|με|langel, Old Irish term|mé|langsga (Irish term|mí|langga, Welsh term|mi|langcy), Proto-Slavic *me- (Old Church Slavonic term|мене|langcu, Russian term|мен�|langru), Proto-Baltic *me- (Lithuanian term|mi|langlt), Albanian term|mua|langsq).

Pronunciation
IPA|/me:/

Pronoun
infl|ang|pronoun|head=m�|personal pronoun

1. me#English|me: form of|accusative or dative singular form of|ic|i�|nocap=1

Romani

Pronoun
infl|rom|pronoun|personal|

1. I

Slovene

Pronoun
infl|sl|pronoun|gender=f|personal|

1. we

Spanish

Pronunciation
IPA|/me/, SAMPA|/me/

Pronoun
infl|es|pronoun|objective case|

1. context|personal|direct object|lang=es #English|me
2. context|personal|indirect object|lang=es To #English|me, for me
3. context|personal|reflexive|lang=es myself

Vietnamese

Noun
infl|vi|noun

1. tamarind|Tamarind

Category:vi:Spices and Herbs

ca:me
cs:me
da:me
de:me
et:me
el:me
es:me
fa:me
fr:me
ko:me
io:me
id:me
it:me
ku:me
la:me
lt:me
hu:me
nl:me
ja:me
pl:me
pt:me
ro:me
ru:me
scn:me
simple:me
fi:me
sv:me
ta:me
te:me
vi:me
tpi:me
tr:me
uk:me
vo:me
zh:me

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