"se" meaning in Spanish

See se in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /se/, [se]
Rhymes: -e Etymology: From Latin sē. Etymology templates: {{dercat|es|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|es|la|se|sē}} Latin sē Head templates: {{head|es|pronoun|third person singular and plural, including ‘usted’ and ‘ustedes’|g=mfbysense}} se m or f by sense (third person singular and plural, including ‘usted’ and ‘ustedes’)
  1. A reflexive or reciprocal pronoun: oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; themselves; yourselves; each other; one another Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, plural, singular, third-person
    Sense id: en-se-es-pron-RVhpEsGr Categories (other): Spanish pronouns Disambiguation of Spanish pronouns: 19 25 13 21 22
  2. A pronoun used with transitive verbs to create the passive voice Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, plural, singular, third-person
    Sense id: en-se-es-pron-9Q2dct0c Categories (other): Spanish pronouns Disambiguation of Spanish pronouns: 19 25 13 21 22
  3. A pronoun used with a verb conjugated in the third-person singular to convey an impersonal meaning Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, plural, singular, third-person
    Sense id: en-se-es-pron-ztT7S9ux Categories (other): Spanish pronouns Disambiguation of Spanish pronouns: 19 25 13 21 22
  4. (formal) Used to third person subjunctive moods to form an impersonal imperative. Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, formal, masculine, plural, singular, third-person
    Sense id: en-se-es-pron-zldhqmDV Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish pronouns Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 19 21 4 32 22 2 Disambiguation of Spanish pronouns: 19 25 13 21 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /se/, [se] Forms: ge [alternative, archaic]
Rhymes: -e Etymology: From Old Spanish ge (from Latin illī, compare Portuguese lhe, Italian gli), whose pronunciation shifted from /ʒe/ to /ʃe/ in Early Modern Spanish, at which point it was reanalyzed as /se/ (rather than shifting to /xe/ as expected). Etymology templates: {{inh|es|osp|ge}} Old Spanish ge, {{inh|es|la|illi|illī}} Latin illī, {{cog|pt|lhe}} Portuguese lhe, {{cog|it|gli}} Italian gli Head templates: {{head|es|pronoun|third person, including ‘usted’ and ‘ustedes’|g=mfbysense}} se m or f by sense (third person, including ‘usted’ and ‘ustedes’)
  1. used instead of indirect object pronouns le and les before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, third-person
    Sense id: en-se-es-pron-HC9zhc0v Categories (other): Spanish pronouns Disambiguation of Spanish pronouns: 19 25 13 21 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /se/, [se] Forms: saber [base-form]
Rhymes: -e Head templates: {{head|es|verb form|main verb|saber}} se (main verb saber)
  1. misspelling of sé Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of:
    Sense id: en-se-es-verb-wgHdOsdf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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          "english": "Bilingual doctors are needed.",
          "text": "Se necesitan médicos bilingües.",
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          "english": "Spanish is spoken here / They speak Spanish here.",
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          "english": "One day, everything will be known.",
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          "english": "They were supposed to go out with me.",
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          "english": "It is said that...",
          "text": "Se dice que...",
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        {
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              5,
              7
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          "english": "Spanish is spoken here / They speak Spanish here.",
          "literal_meaning": "One speaks Spanish here.",
          "text": "Aquí se habla español.",
          "translation": "Spanish is spoken here / They speak Spanish here.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A pronoun used with a verb conjugated in the third-person singular to convey an impersonal meaning"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "impersonal",
          "impersonal#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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          "ref": "2025 July 28 (last accessed), (Please provide the book title or journal name):",
          "text": "Hágase tu voluntad en la tierra como en el cielo.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to third person subjunctive moods to form an impersonal imperative."
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        "(formal) Used to third person subjunctive moods to form an impersonal imperative."
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    {
      "ipa": "/se/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[se]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "sé"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "(Latin America) ce"
    }
  ],
  "word": "se"
}

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      "name": "inh"
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
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      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese lhe",
      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "gli"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian gli",
      "name": "cog"
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    }
  ],
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    "se"
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    {
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          "english": "The Samaritan gave them to him.",
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        "used instead of indirect object pronouns le and les before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las"
      ],
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        [
          "le",
          "le#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "les",
          "les#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "lo",
          "lo#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "la",
          "la#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "los",
          "los#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "las",
          "las#Spanish"
        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/se/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[se]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-e"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "sé"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "(Latin America) ce"
    }
  ],
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}

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    }
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    }
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    "se"
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    }
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        "misspelling of sé"
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          "sé",
          "sé#Spanish"
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      "ipa": "[se]"
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      "homophone": "(Latin America) ce"
    }
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}

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