Uses Of Se Flashcards
Third person reflexive
Se + verb
To replace an IO
Substitute se for le or les; remember ID
Verbs of feeling or emotion use se
Sentirse, enojarse, alegrarse, molestarse, despertarse,darse cuenta , ponerse, volverse, hacerse
To express The idea of a reciprocal action
Love each other, write each other, hug each other
Se can be used with verbs to express unexpected action
Such verbs are acabar ( end), caer (fall), romper, ocurrir, perder, quemar (burn), olvidar
Some verbs can only be used with se
Arrepentirse (repent), atreverse (dare), fugarse (to escape), quejarse (complain), suicidarse
Some Verbs can be used with it without se
Such as ganarse, marcharse, llevarse, establecerse, tirarse
Se can be used when the doer of an action is non specific
Like no se trabajaba or people didn’t work