Se

Table of contents

1 Abbreviation 2 French 3 Reflexive pronoun 4 Related words 5 Usage 5.1 Translations 6 Interlingua 7 Pronoun 8 Italian 9 Conjunction 10 Portuguese 11 Pronoun 12 Conjunction

Abbreviation

1. (chemistry) symbol for selenium
2. ISO country code for Sweden

Translations

• Dutch: zich
• English: oneself, herself, himself, themselves, each other
• German: sich
• Italian: si
• Spanish: se

Interlingua

1. Reflexive, third person: oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves.

   Illa se videva in le speculo. = "She saw herself in the mirror."

2. Many verbs bear a reflexive pronoun by default: infiltrar se = "to infiltrate", repentir se = "to repent", etc. "Se" must be replaced by "me", "te", etc. according to the subject.
3. Reciprocal: each other, one another.

   Quando illes se cognosceva? = "When did they meet (each other)?''

4. Used for passive constructions with undetermined agent (translated by "one").

   De mi casa se vide le mar. = "From my house the sea is seen" or "From my house one sees the sea." (lit. "...the sea sees itself".)

5. Hence, used for expressions of the type "to get/become ...-ed".

   espaventar = "to frighten"; espaventar se = "to get frightened" (lit. "to frighten oneself")

1. if

1. Reflexive, third person: oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves.

   Ela se viu no espelho. = "She saw herself in the mirror."

2. Many verbs bear a reflexive pronoun by default; they are called pronominal verbs: comunicar-se (com) = "to communicate (with)", arrepender-se = "to repent", etc. "Se" must be replaced by "me", "te", etc. according to the subject.
3. Reflexive, related to the pronouns "você, vocês": yourself.

   E você se diz um professor! = "And you call yourself a teacher!"

4. Reciprocal: each other, one another.

   Quando eles se conheceram? = "When did they meet (each other)?''

5. Used for passive constructions with transitive verbs and undetermined agent (usually translated with one).

   Da minha casa se vê o mar. = "From my house the sea is seen" or "From my house one sees the sea." (lit. "...the sea sees itself".)

6. Hence, used for expressions of the type "to get/become ...-ed".

   espantar = "to frighten"; espantar-se = "to get frightened" (lit. "to frighten oneself")

7. It also developed to a form of undetermined subject for intransitive verbs (usually translated with "one").

   Vive-se bem em Belém. = "One lives well in Belém." (litt. *"∅ lives oneself well in Belém.")