Question 1

Why is it conmigo instead of con mí?

Accepted Answer

When the preposition con (with) is followed by the pronoun mí (me), they merge into the special word conmigo. You will see this happen with "you" as well, which becomes contigo.

Question 2

Why is the verb abre and not abres?

Accepted Answer

Because this is a command. When you tell someone (informally, using tú) to do something, you use the affirmative imperative form. For most regular verbs, this form looks exactly like the él/ella present tense form, which is why the "s" from abres is dropped.

Question 3

Does conmigo need a written accent mark like the word mí does?

Accepted Answer

No, conmigo doesn't need an accent mark. The pronoun mí only has an accent to tell it apart from the possessive word mi (my). Once it merges into conmigo, there is nothing to confuse it with, so the accent is dropped.

Question 4

If I wanted to say "with him" instead of "with me," would it be a merged word too?

Accepted Answer

No, these special merged words are only used for "me" (conmigo) and "you" (contigo). For anyone else, you just keep the words separate, like con él (with him) or con ella (with her).

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