Questions & Answers about Me da igual esperar un poco si consigo cita previa para mañana.
Why is it me da igual and not something like soy igual or estoy igual?
Me da igual is a fixed expression meaning it’s all the same to me / I don’t mind.
- me = to me
- da = gives
- igual = equal / the same
So literally it is something like it gives the same to me.
This is just how Spanish expresses the idea of indifference. It does not use ser or estar here.
You can also hear:
- Me da igual. = I don’t care / It makes no difference to me.
- Me es igual. = also possible, but less common in everyday speech.
What exactly does me do in me da igual?
Me is an indirect object pronoun meaning to me.
Spanish often uses this kind of structure where something affects a person:
- Me gusta = I like it literally it is pleasing to me
- Me da igual = I don’t mind literally it is the same to me
You could change it depending on the person:
- Te da igual = You don’t mind
- Le da igual = He/She doesn’t mind
- Nos da igual = We don’t mind
Why is the verb da singular?