If "verse" means "to see oneself", "to find oneself", "to look", "to see each other" why is it used in the following sentence?
La cantante, cuya carrera se vio afectada por los problemas de adicción, fue hallada muerta.
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Sign up to join this communityIf "verse" means "to see oneself", "to find oneself", "to look", "to see each other" why is it used in the following sentence?
La cantante, cuya carrera se vio afectada por los problemas de adicción, fue hallada muerta.
Verse followed by a state is a synonym for something being (or finding itself) in that state. This is covered by definition #17 of ver in the Dictionary of the RAE. What follows the verb can be an adjective or any other complement that shows a state, place or situation. Often you can treat it as a synonym for the periphrastic passive voice.