"como se llama"

Question

What does "se" mean in this phrase? "como se llama"

Answer 1

I've always thought "se" and "te" means "yourself", in this context.
¿Cómo se llama? = How do you call yourself? (respectful form) ¿Cómo te llama? (familiar form)

"What is your name? = ¿Cuál es su nombre? (respectful form) ¿Cual es tu nombre? (familiar form)

I didn't think ¿Qué? or ¿Cómo? were correct in this context. Cuál usually is used before es and other forms of ser when not seeking a definition.

I'm new to Spanish. Please let me know if this is right.

Cuál is usually used when selecting an item from a group of items. (Which one?) Cuál is correct in ¿Cuál es tu nombre? because Qué would be asking for a definition. Cómo is correct in How are you called (using llamarse) - 0074b507, Jan 16, 2010

Answer 2

It is said that she is very rich.- se dice que ella es muy rica.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

(en verbos pronominales): quejarse to complain; se queja de todo « él/ella » he/she complains about everything; « usted » you complain about everything;

"se" is a personal pronoun with, sometimes, goes with "verbos pronominales".

Answer 5

What is his name? His name is John.

¿Cómo se llama? o ¿Cómo es su nombre?

no sé cómo se llama el libro

I don’t know what the book’s called

Answer 6

In this instance, "se" means "itself."

"Cómo se llama" means "how does it call itself."