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The Impersonal and Passive se
(El se impersonal y pasivo)
Se dice que nuestro piloto tiene mucha experiencia.
¡Menos mal! Me da miedo viajar en avión.Slide2
The impersonal se
You will remember using the reflexive pronoun se to talk about what people do to or for themselves.
Marta se lava el pelo los lunes.
Marta washes her hair on Mondays.
Spanish often uses this se in an impersonal sense, that is, without mentioning a particular person.
Aquí se lava la ropa los martes.
Here you wash clothes on Tuesdays.
Some English equivalents would be:
Here one washes clothes on Tuesdays.
Here they wash clothes on Tuesdays.Slide3
The impersonal se
Following are other examples of this type of usage:
Se dice que hay oro al final del arco iris.
They say that there is gold at the end of the rainbow.
People say that there is gold at the end of the rainbow.
It is said that there is gold at the end of the rainbow.
¿Aquí se permite fumar?
Is smoking permitted here?
Do they permit smoking here?
Can you smoke here?Slide4
The impersonal se
The third-person plural of the verb may be used without se
to express these impersonal subjects.
Dicen que no hay mal que por bien no venga.
They say that every cloud has a silver lining.Creen que Dora es muy aplicada.
People think that Dora is very studious.Slide5
The passive se
The pronoun se may also be used with the third-person singular or plural form of the verb as a substitute for the passive voice in Spanish. The agent, or person who does the action, is not mentioned in this type of construction since the speaker is making a general reference.
Se
The lost soccer ball was found this morning.
Use
se
plus the
third-person
singular
when the noun acted upon is
singular
.
encontró
el balón perdido esta mañana.Slide6
The passive se
The pronoun se may also be used with the third-person singular or plural form of the verb as a substitute for the passive voice in Spanish. The agent, or person who does the action, is not mentioned in this type of construction since the speaker is making a general reference.
No se
Tickets are not sold on Sundays.
Use
se
plus the
third-person
plural
when the noun acted upon is
plural
.
venden
boletos
los
domingos
.Slide7
The passive se
The pronoun se may also be used with the third-person singular or plural form of the verb as a substitute for the passive voice in Spanish. The agent, or person who does the action, is not mentioned in this type of construction since the speaker is making a general reference.
No se
It is not permitted to walk on the lawn.
Use
se
plus the
third-person
singular
when
followed by an
infinitive
.
p
ermite
caminar
por
el
césped
.Slide8
Práctica1. Se __________ (vender) carne en la
carnicería.2. Se __________ (poder (ue)) encontrar
todo en el mercado.3. Se __________ (encontrar
(ue)) muebles en la mueblería.4. No se __________ (permitir) comer en la
clase.vende
puede
encuentran
permite