Breakdown of ¿Este regalo es para mí?
ser
to be
para
for / in order to (+ infinitive) / by (a deadline)
este
this (m.sg., also esta, estos, estas, esto)
el regalo
the gift
mí
me
Questions & Answers about ¿Este regalo es para mí?
Why is it para mí instead of para me or para yo?
In Spanish, after a preposition like para (for), de (of/from), or a (to), we have to use special prepositional pronouns. For "me", this pronoun is mí. You can never say para yo or para me.
Why does mí have an accent mark here?
The written accent mark distinguishes mí (me) from mi (my). They sound exactly the same, but the accent shows you mean the pronoun "me" and not the possessive adjective in phrases like mi regalo (my gift).
Why is it Este regalo and not Esto regalo?
Este is the masculine singular word for "this", used because it matches the masculine noun regalo. Esto is a neuter word used only when you don't name the specific object (for example, if you just pointed at the box and asked, "¿Qué es esto?"). Since you are saying the noun, you must use este.
Could I change the word order to "¿Es este regalo para mí?"?
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