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Meaning of se | Babel Free

Pronoun CEFR A1 Common
se

Definitions

  1. oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves
    pronoun, reflexive
  2. each other, one another
  3. pronoun used with verbs to form the passive voice or middle voice
  4. indefinite or impersonal subject marker used with third-person verbs, expressing actions done by people in general; one, people, you, they (in general statements)

Equivalents

العربية نفسه نَفْسُهَا
Беларуская сабе сабой сябе
Bosanski sam si sin сам
Català es mateix mateixa
Čeština Sám se sebe
Cymraeg ei hun ei hunan
English Herself Himself
Esperanto sin
Suomi itse itsensä
Hrvatski sam si sin сам
Magyar Mága magát
Italiano lei stessa
한국어 그 여자 자신
Latina ipsa ipse se sese sibi sui
Nederlands hijzelf zelf zich zichzelf zijzelf
Русский он сам сам сама себя собой
Slovenčina sa seba
Српски sam si sin сам
Svenska sig sig själv

Examples

“El se spală înainte de cină.”

He washes himself before dinner.

“Ea se vede în oglindă în fiecare dimineață.”

She sees herself in the mirror every morning.

“Ei se iubesc de mulți ani.”

They love each other for many years.

“Colegii se ajută când au nevoie.”

Colleagues help each other when needed.

“Se construiesc blocuri noi în cartier.”

New apartment blocks are being built in the neighborhood.

“Problema se rezolvă ușor dacă urmezi instrucțiunile.”

The problem is solved easily if you follow the instructions.

“Se spune că orașul era mai frumos înainte.”

They say the city was more beautiful before.

“Aici se mănâncă bine.”

You eat well here. / One eats well here.

“În zilele noastre se muncește mult.”

Nowadays people work a lot.

“În România se mănâncă multă pâine.”

In Romania, people eat a lot of bread.

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.

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