se
pronombre personal
| 1. | (reflexivo)
[de personas]
himself ( f
herself, pl
themselves)
[usted mismo] yourself ( pl yourselves) [de cosas, animales] itself ( pl themselves) se está lavando, está lavándose she is washing (herself) se lavó los dientes she cleaned her teeth espero que se diviertan I hope you enjoy yourselves el perro se lame the dog is licking itself se lame la herida it's licking its wound se levantaron y se fueron they got up and left |
| 2. | (reflexivo impersonal)
oneself
hay que afeitarse todos los días one has to shave every day, you have to shave every day |
| 3. | (recíproco)
each other, one another
se aman they love each other se escriben cartas they write to each other |
| 4. | [en construcción pasiva]
se ha suspendido la reunión the meeting has been cancelled se prohíbe fumar no smoking se habla inglés English spoken |
| 5. | (impersonal)
en esta sociedad ya no se respeta a los ancianos in our society old people are no longer respected se dice que ... it is said that ..., people say that ... |
| 6. | (en vez de le
o les
antes de lo, la, los
o las & complemento indirecto)
[generalmente]
to him ( f
to her, pl
to them)
[de cosa, animal] to it ( pl to them) [usted, ustedes] to you se lo dio he gave it to him/her etc. se lo dije, pero no me hizo caso I told her, but she didn't listen si usted quiere, yo se lo arreglo en un minuto if you like, I'll sort it out for you in a minute |
