Right here, right now
To emphasize exactly where or when something is happening, place mismo directly after a spatial or temporal adverb. In English, this usually translates to "right."
When used with an adverb, mismo never changes its form:
- aquí / ahí / allí mismo (right here / right there)
- ahora mismo (right now)
| The app indicates that the location is right here. | La aplicación indica que la ubicación está aquí mismo. |
| The intersection is right there, before turning left. | El cruce está allí mismo, antes de girar a la izquierda. |
| She is looking at the GPS right now. | Ella mira el navegador ahora mismo. |
Doing it yourself
You can also place mismo immediately after a subject pronoun (yo, tú, él, etc.) or a noun to emphasize that the person is doing the action themselves.
In this context, mismo acts like an adjective and must agree in gender and number with the noun or pronoun it emphasizes (mismo, misma, mismos, mismas).
| He is looking for the license plate himself. | Él mismo busca la matrícula. |
| You can check the license plate and the location yourself. | Tú misma puedes comprobar la matrícula y la ubicación. |
| We could rate the trip ourselves after arriving. | Nosotros mismos podríamos valorar el viaje después de llegar. |
You can even combine both uses of mismo in the same sentence to be extra precise!
| I myself check the estimated time right here in the app. | Yo misma compruebo el tiempo estimado aquí mismo en la aplicación. |
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