50 "SE" explanation of uses SD Flashcards
PRONOUN
1. (reflexive)
a. himself (singular, masculine)
He is shaving himself.
PRONOUN
1. (reflexive)
a. himself (singular, masculine)
Se está afeitando.
b. herself (singular, feminine)
She already dress herself. (Vestir)
Ya se viste ella sola
Ya se viste sola. (DP)
Already herself dresses she solo
c. itself (singular, neuter)
My cat loves licking itself.
A mi gato le gusta lamerse.
d. themselves (plural)
They bought themselves a new car.
Se compraron un coche nuevo.
They looked at each other and smiled
- (reciprocal)
a. each other
Se miraron y sonrieron.
PRONOUN
- (de personas; singular)
a. himself, f herself - (plural)
a. themselves - (usted mismo)
a. yourself
PRONOUN
- (ustedes mismos)
a. yourselves - (de cosas, animales; singular)
a. itself - (plural)
a. themselves
she is washing (herself)
se está lavando, – está lavándose
she cleaned her teeth
He washed his teeth
(Ella) se lavó los dientes
Él se lavó los dientes
I hope you enjoy yourselves
espero que se diviertan (3rd Pers Plural Subjunctive)
the dog is licking itself
el perro se lame
it’s licking its wound
se lame la herida
they got up and left
se levantaron y se fueron
b. ONESELF
one has to shave every day, you have to shave every day
b. ONESELF
hay que afeitarse todos los días
c. each other, one another
they love each other
se aman
they write to each other
se escriben cartas
in our society old people are no longer respected
en esta sociedad ya no se respeta a los ancianos
the meeting has been canceled
se ha suspendido la reunión
it is said that…, people say that…
se dice que…
no smoking
se prohíbe fumar
Spanish spoken
se habla español
- (de personas; singular)
a. (to) him, f (to) her - (plural)
a. (to) them - (de cosas, animales; singular)
a. (to) it
- (plural)
a. (to) them - (usted, ustedes)
a. (to) you
he gave it to him/her/ etc
se lo dio
I told her, but she didn’t listen
se lo dije, pero no me hizo caso
f you like, I’ll sort it out for you in a minute
si usted quiere, yo se lo arreglo en un minuto
SE
PERSONAL PRONOUN
1 (complemento indirecto) (a él) him; (a ella) her; (a ellos) them; (a usted, ustedes) you
I’ll give it to him -or- her -or- them -or- you;
voy a dárselo
I (already) told him -or- her -or- them -or- you
ya se lo dije
I’ve talked to my parents and explained it to them
he hablado con mis padres y se lo he explicado
here are your flowers, shall I wrap them for you, sir?;
aquí tiene las flores, ¿se las envuelvo, señor?
we haven’t got it, but I can order it for you
no lo tenemos, pero se lo puedo encargar
