Uses of Se in Spanish
SE indefinido
Uses of Se in Spanish: Structure
Se + 3era persona singular del verbo
Se dice que el director tiene problemas
In Spanish there is a neccesity to avoid responsabilities, for this reason is better if you talk using SE indefinido.
Se inocent or Se no fault
Structure:
Se + (me, te, le, nos, os, les) + 3era persona singular o plural del verbo.
Se me perdió la llave de la casa.
I lost the key of my house.
Se me perdieron las llaves de la casa.
I lost the keys of my house.
In Spanish is better to say: Se me perdió el teléfono (I lost the ´phone) than to say: Yo perdi mi teléfono. When you say: Yo perdí mi teléfono” you are expressing that you wanted to lose the phone. It is not my fault it is the fault of the phone.
This estructuree is useful with the following verbs:
Perder: lo lose Se me perdio mi cartera. I lost my wallet.
Romper: to break
Quebrar: to break
Manchar: to stain
Ensuciar: to get dirty
Quitar: to remove
Quemar: to burn
Caer:to drop
Ocurrir: to occur
Quedar: to leave
Acabar: to finish
Olvidar: to forget
Passive voice with SE
Se + 3era persona singular o plural del verbo
Ayer se enviaron las cartas.
The letter were sent yesterday.
Se with reflexive verb
Reflexive verb is one in which the action is both executed and received by the subject.
Levantarse (to get up)
Yo me levanto temprano. I get up early.
Reflexive verbs
Acostarse: to go to bed
Despertarse: to wake up
Sentarse: to sit down
Quitarse: to take off clothing
Marcharse: to leave
Peinarse: to comb
Despedirse: to take leave
Dormirse: to fall asleep
Vestirse: to dress oneself
Reciprocal verbs
A reciprocal verbs is one in which people do something to or for each other. In Spanish a reciprocal verb functions exactly the same as a reflexive verb: Example
Nos amamos mucho. We love each other
Uses of Se in Spanish