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Capítulo 3_La vida
Capítulo 3_Reciprocal verbs
Term | Definition |
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besarse | to kiss each another |
llamarse | to call each other / to call oneself |
hablarse | to speak to each other |
mirarse | to look at each other |
verse | to see each other |
ayudarse | to help each another |
comunicarse | to communicate with one another |
decirse | to tell each other |
abrazarse | to hug each other |
enamorarse | to fall in love with each other |
casarse | to marry each other |
comprometerse | to be engaged to each other |
separarse | to separate from each other |
divorciarse | to get divorced from each other |
contradecirse | to contradict each other |
Los novios se besaron mucho durante la recepción después de la boda. | The wedding couple kissed each other a lot during the reception after the wedding. |
La pareja se contradecía cuando hablaban de los planes para la boda. | The couple contradicted each other when they spoke about plans for the wedding. |
Ellos se enamoraron en una noche. | The fell in love in one night. |
Ellas siempre se decían la verdad. | The always told each other the truth. |
Nosotros nos veíamos mucho antes de la pandemia. | We saw each other a lot before the pandemic. |
Nosotras nos miramos y nos miramos, pero decidimos no decir nada. | We looked at each other and looked at each other, but we decided not to say anything (nothing in Spanish here - double negative is used in Spanish). |
Ellos se casaron ayer. | They got married yesterday. |
Ellos se separaron el mes pasado. | They got separated last month. |
Nosotros nos divorciamos el año pasado. | We got divorced last year. |
Ellas no se hablan. | The do not speak to each other. |
Ellos se comunican mucho. | They communicate with each other a lot. |
Los amigos se abrazaron. | The friends hugged each other. |
Los jugadores del equipo se abrazaron. | The team players hugged each other. |
Nosotros nos ayudamos mucho . | We help each other a lot. |
Can you omit the nosotros, ellos, ustedes, ellas or nosotras and only have the nos or se plus verb for reciprocal actions? | Yes, you can omit the nosotros, ellos, ustedes, ellas or nosotras and only use the nos or se for reciprocal actions - it´s like always, you can omit the personal pronoun with any verb conjugation. |
Ustedes se llaman por teléfono todas las noche, ¿verdad? | You all call each other every night, don´t you? |
Veo que ustedes nunca se comunican por texto. | I see that you all never communicate with each other by text. |
Ustedes se veían frecuentemente antes. | You all used to see each other frequently before. |
Ustedes se contradicen. | You all are contradicting each other. |
¿Ustedes se casaron ya? | You all got married already? |
Ustedes siempre se ayudan mucho. | You all always help each other a lot. |