Mis amigos me dan ánimo cada día.

the day

Breakdown of Mis amigos me dan ánimo cada día.

• el amigo: the friend
• cada: each, every
• me: me

Questions & Answers about Mis amigos me dan ánimo cada día.

What role does me play in Mis amigos me dan ánimo cada día?

Me is an indirect object pronoun. It tells you who is receiving the action. Here it means “to me.” Literally the phrase is “My friends give encouragement to me every day.”

Why is ánimo singular instead of plural?

Ánimo in the expression dar ánimo is an uncountable (mass) noun meaning “encouragement” or “morale.” We don’t say “ánimos” when talking about the general act of encouraging someone.

What exactly does dar ánimo mean?

Literally dar ánimo means “to give spirit” or “to give courage,” but idiomatically it’s “to encourage” or “to cheer up.” So Mis amigos me dan ánimo cada día = “My friends encourage me every day.”

Why is there an accent on the á in ánimo?

Spanish words like ánimo are llana/“paroxytone” (stress on the second-to-last syllable) and end in a vowel. According to Spanish accent rules, you need a written accent to mark that stress: Á-ni-mo.

Could I say Mis amigos dan ánimo a mí cada día instead?