How to use mismo in Spanish – Uses and examples

In this post we are going to see what are the uses of the word “mismo” with example sentences.

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What are the uses of “mismo“?

➡️ It functions as an adjective between the article or determiner and the noun it modifies.

Examples:

➡️ It is used to indicate identity

Examples:

Spanish	*English*
Ella es la misma chica que trabajó conmigo en la empresa.	She is the same girl who worked with me at the company.
Me dí cuenta que él era el mismo actor de la película “Los puentes de Madison”.	I noticed that he was the same actor from the movie “The Bridges of Madison”.

➡️ To indicate equality or similarity of things or people.

Examples:

Spanish	*English*
Todos tuvimos el mismo examen.	We all had the same exam.
Tuvimos el mismo profesor en la universidad.	We had the same professor at the university.

➡️ As part of a comparative sentence.

Examples:

Spanish	*English*
Tengo los mismos ojos que mi madre.	I have the same eyes as my mother.
Continuaremos con los mismos libros que el año pasado.	We will continue with the same books as last year.

➡️ Can be used for emphasis in these two forms: mismísimo / mismito.

Examples:

Spanish	*English*
Tuvo el tupé de decirnos la mismísima mentira que había dicho antes.	He had the nerve to tell us the very same lie he had told before.
Entraron por la mismísima puerta del palacio.	They entered through the very door of the palace.

➡️ After a personal pronoun.

Examples:

Spanish	*English*
Ellas mismas confesaron lo que habían hecho.	They themselves confessed what they had done.
Limpiamos toda la casa nosotros mismos.	We cleaned the whole house ourselves.

➡️ After “sí” as reinforcement of a reflexive pronoun.

Examples:

Spanish	*English*
Ella se maquilla a sí misma.	She does her own makeup.
Él tiene que cuidarse a sí mismo.	He has to take care of himself.

➡️ As a noun to express equality, similarity or identity.

Examples:

Spanish	*English*
¿Te gustan estos libros? Creo que tenemos los mismos.	Do you like these books? I think we have the same ones.
Parece que cambia de opinión constantemente, pero es siempre la misma.	He seems to change his mind constantly, but it’s always the same.

➡️ When the personal pronoun functions as a preposition term.

Examples:

Spanish	*English*
Vino caminando hacia mí.	He came walking toward me.
Para mí, es complicado decidir entre estas opciones.	For me, it is complicated to decide between these options.
A mí me llamaron primero, no a ti.	They called me first, not you.