In spanish we does "se" mean....?

Question

not the "i know" se but the se that u put in front of verbs like "si se puede". why do they put it there and what does it mean?

Answer 1

Two typical uses:

1. With a 3rd person singular verb (se puede, se hace, se dice, se escribe etc.), it is used to make a passive form of the verb, so the examples above translate to it can be done, it is done, it is said, it is written.

2. It is also used to make verbs reflexive, meaning that the person is doing the action to themselves (usually, although that doesn't always translate exactly into an english concept). For example, acostar = to put to bed (acosté a mi niño = I put my boy to bed), but acostarse = to go to bed (to put oneself to bed, ex. se acostó temprano = he went to bed early.) There are lots of reflexive verbs, and you'll usually see them in the dictionary as the infinitive with the -se ending, like hacerse (to become), cansarse (to become tired), quejarse (to complain), and many more.

Answer 2

well, "si se puede" can mean 2 things depending on how it's said...
"si se puede" means "if it's able" and "sí, se puede" (note the accented i) means "yes, it can be done". So basically, "se" would mean "it".

Se cannot be used by itself.

Answer 3

si se puede means it is possible.......it is possible to do it......they put it there like the "is" after it for example.......it is=si se

Answer 4

"se" is not usually used on it's own. U must put it with other words or in a sentence to make sense.

Answer 5

well, si se puede means if it can so it means it, i think.

Answer 6

Su muy simple

Answer 7

means yes

Answer 8

In this case, it means, yes one can do it. Here, it would be ONE, as in WE can do it.