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pron pers

• 1 seguido de otro pronombre: sustituyendo a le les ya se lo he dicho (a él) = I've already told him; (a ella) = I've already told her; (a usted, ustedes) = I've already told you; (a ellos) = I've already told them el vestido tenía cuello pero se lo quité = the dress had a collar but I took it off

• 2 (en verbos pronominales) ¿no se arrepienten? [ellos/ellas] = aren't they sorry?; [ustedes] = aren't you sorry? el barco se hundió = the ship sank se secó/secaron (refl) = he dried himself/they dried themselves se secó el pelo (refl) = she dried her hair se hizo un vestido (refl) = she made herself a dress; (caus) = she had a dress made no se hablan (recípr) = they're not on speaking terms, they're not speaking to each other se lo comió todo (enf) = he ate it all

• 3 a (voz pasiva) se oyeron unos gritos = there were shouts, I ( o we etc) heard some shouts se publicó el año pasado = it was published last year b (impersonal) aquí se está muy bien = it's very nice here se castigará a los culpables = those responsible will be punished c (en normas, instrucciones) ¿cómo se escribe tu nombre? = how is your name spelled?, how do you spell your name? se pica la cebolla bien menuda = chop the onion finely