【3分で英語学習】間違ってない？Me Myself and I

Hi everyone,

This time I thought we could touch on the differences between me, myself and I even though they all refer to the same thing – you!

These words often get mixed up, so here are some simple differences between them.

I AND ME

I is the subject – the person who carries out the action in the sentence.

– I passed Simon the sugar.

Me is the object – the person who receives the action in the sentence.

-Simon passed me the sugar.
OR: Simon passed the sugar to me.

A lot of people get mixed up when there are a few subjects or objects in the sentence, but it is still the same principle:

-Ryan and I saw David at the shop.

Ryan is the subject
I am the subject
David is the object

-Simon called Ryan and me.
Simon is the subject
Ryan is the object
me is the object

MYSELF

The word myself is used in two ways:

1. As a reflexive pronoun – when “I” is the subject AND the object

-I bought myself a coffee.
(This means I paid for MY own coffee)

-I burned myself when I was cooking.

2. For accentuatation – when you want to accentuate the “I”

-I wrote this book myself!
(I want to stress that I wrote it, and not someone else)

-I realize Simon was driving as I saw him go down the street myself.
(I saw Simon driving with my own eyes)

-Give me the spoon – I’ll make the coffee myself.
(I’ll make the coffee personally)

BY MYSELF

By myself signifies you are alone:

-I went out to dinner by myself.

I hope this has helped you see the differences between these very similar pronouns a little bit!

See you next time!

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長く日英翻訳に携わっており、どうすれば英語として自然かをうまく説明できる人気の講師！間違うことを恐れず、まずは書くことが大切であるというのをポリシーにしています。座右の銘は「Never be afraid to always try new things and places, and enjoy life to its fullest.」