What's the difference between "Tú" and "Te"?
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Tú= you as a pronoun
Te= you as direct object pronoun or indirect object pronoun
Tu= your (posessive)
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The way you have spelt them, there is actually a significant difference between them. Tu means “your”, whilst “te” means “you” when it is the object of a verb.
However tú (with an all important accent on the u), means “you” when it is the subject of a verb.
The difference between the subject and object of a verb can be seen in these two examples:
You see me - “You” are the one doing the seeing = subject of a verb. (In Spanish - tú me ves)
I see you - “you” are the one who is being seen = object of the verb - (in Spanish: yo te veo)
As I said earlier, without the accent, “tu” means “your” - tu libro - your book; tu casa - your house.
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Tú (pronombre personal y casi siempre en función sujeto en la oración): a) Tú eres el mejor. b) Quiero que lo hagas tú.
Te: (pronombre de la primera persona en función complemento directo o indirecto): a) Yo te escucho atentamente, b) El profesor te entregó el examen.
Saludos
Gisela
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