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When should I use the pure passive voice in Spanish? ( fue/fueron [past participle] )
I know Spanish often avoids the passive voice by using the active instead or 'se' to change the subject of the sentence, but when do Spanish speakers use the 'pure' passive with `fue/fueron ...
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Uses of “SE” : se discutió
Can you see the difference between no. 6 and no. 7?
Are there any differences in meaning?
Could you please answer the questions below?
6, En el coloquio se discutió un tema interesante.
6a, ...
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How do you use the “passive se” with a reflexive verb?
What is the rule for using the "passive se" (e.g. "¿Cómo se dice?") with a reflexive verb that involves another se pronoun? For example, how would you translate "One takes a shower (ducharse) ...
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What exactly are the “passive se” and “impersonal se”?
Many materials for learning Spanish, discuss the "impersonal se" (e.g. ¿Se puede tocar esto?) and "passive se" (e.g. Se habla español.).
What exactly are these forms grammatically? Is the se in both ...
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me/te/nos hace falta / passive form
So after reading this question I came up with a really bad doubt.
In the past I was using quite often "(no) se hace falta" to say for instance, that "it is (not) necessary to", but I've by then been ...
