USOS DEL PRONOMBRE ‘SE’

Nick Marietta

INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN

• Tells to whom or for whom an action is performed.

• “SE” refers to the third person or plural

EJEMPLOS

• I donate a book to the library.

• Yo dono un libro a la biblioteca.

• I donate it to them.

• Yo se lo dono.

PASSIVE SE

• The reflexive verb is one that takes the subject as an object herself, himself, itself, themselves, third person, plural, & singular.

Conjugations:

Me Nos

Te Os

Se Se

EJEMPLOS

• Juan shaves himself.

• Juan se afeita.

• Maria wakes herself up very early.

• Maria se laventa muy temprano.

RECIPROCAL ‘SE’

• The action when two people do the same thing towards each other.

EJEMPLOS

• Juan and Maria say hello to each other.

• Juan y Maria se saludan.

• Ricky and Selena look at each other.

• Ricky y Selena se mirar.

IMPERSONAL ‘SE’

• To say that people in general do a certain thing, use ‘se’ + the ud. el, ella, or uds, ellos ellas form of the verb.

EJEMPOS

• In my house the chicken is done with salt and pepper.

• En mi casa el pollo se hace con sal y pimiento.

• In mexico they eat tortillas.

• En Mexico se come tortiallas.

PASSIVE ‘SE’

• The object of the action voice becomes the subject of the passive construction, and the person who is doing the action is not considered important.

EJEMPLOS

• A forest is seen from my window.

• Se ve un bosque desde mi ventana.

• Interesting books are written.

• Se escriban libros interesantes.

‘NO FAULT’ OR ACCIDENTAL ‘SE’

• It wasn’t me who did the action, therefore it wasn’t intended to happen, object becomes subject while “I” becomes an indirect onject.

EJEMPLOS

• I drop the keys. (unintentionally)

• Se me caen las llaves.

• I lost my jacket. (unintentionally)

• Se me perdio mi chaqueta.