spanish: constructions with se – Flashcards
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se + verb
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- performing the undefined action
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se + indirect object + verb + subject
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- accidental or unplanned events
- se me cayó la pluma
- in this construction, the person who performs the action is de-emphasized, implying that the accident or unplanned event is not his/her direct responsibility
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caer
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- to fall; to drop
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dañar
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- to damage; to break
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olvidar
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- to forget
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perder (e:ie)
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- to lose
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quedar
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- to be left behind
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romper
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- to break
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dejar caer
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- to let fall; to drop
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a + (noun)
a + (prepositional pronoun)
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- clarifies or emphasizes who the person involved in the action is
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_____ (enseñar) cinco lenguas en esta escuela
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se enseñan cinco lenguas en esta escuela
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_____ (comer) muy bien en las delicias
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se come muy bien en las delicias
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_____ (vender) muchas camisetas allí
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se venden muchas camisetas allí
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_____ (servir) platos exquisitos cada noche
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se sirven platos exquisitos cada noche
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_____ (I broke) las gafas
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se me rompieron las gafas
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_____ (you (fam., sing.) dropped) las pastillas
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se te cayeron las pastillas
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_____ (they lost) la receta
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se les perdió la receta
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_____ (you (form., sing.) left) aquí la radiografía
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se le quedó aquí la radiografía
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dañar
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- to damage; to break
