mismo
same
A marker of identity and sameness
Encoding Strategies:
repetition
Mismo means same and marks something as that exact one, emphasizing that it's identical and not different, substituted, or changed.
mismo
same
Used to say that two things are identical or not different from each other.
- Llevamos la misma camiseta hoy = We're wearing the same shirt today
- Viven en el mismo edificio que nosotros = They live in the same building as us
(used for emphasis)
Says you're talking about that specific thing, emphasizing it's that exact one and no other. This emphasizes the reference.
- Ella misma cocinó toda la cena = She herself cooked the whole dinner
- En este mismo lugar nació mi abuelo = In this very place my grandfather was born
- Hoy mismo te llamo = I'll call you this very day
- Siéntate aquí mismo = Sit right here