Mi abuela me regaló un chaleco de lana muy cómodo para el invierno.

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Breakdown of Mi abuela me regaló un chaleco de lana muy cómodo para el invierno.

• mi: my
• muy: very
• me: me

Questions & Answers about Mi abuela me regaló un chaleco de lana muy cómodo para el invierno.

Why is me used in Mi abuela me regaló...?

Me means to me here. In Spanish, with verbs like regalar (to give as a gift), you often use an indirect object pronoun to show who received the gift.

So in this sentence:

• Mi abuela = my grandmother
• me = to me
• regaló = gave as a gift
• un chaleco = a vest / waistcoat

A useful pattern is:

regalar algo a alguien = to give something to someone as a gift

So this sentence is literally structured like:

My grandmother gave me a wool vest as a gift...

What tense is regaló, and why does it have an accent?

Regaló is the preterite form of regalar for él/ella/usted:

• yo regalé
• tú regalaste
• él/ella/usted regaló

It means gave or gave as a gift.

The accent mark is important because it shows the stress and also distinguishes it from regalo:

• regalo = I give / gift
• regaló = he/she gave

So Mi abuela me regaló... means My grandmother gave me..., not My grandmother gives me...

Why is it mi abuela and not la mi abuela?