Am I using passive se and impersonal se correctly?
"Se come en el comedor"'..."One eats in the dining room". I think this is impersonal.
"Se come la comida en el comedor"..."People eat food in the dining room". I think is passive.
Does this make sense?
Should I have used "la" in front of comida? If this is correct, why?
Is there a specific time when you should use impersonal se or passive se? Or, is it just nice to know that you can.
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"Se come en el comedor"'..."One eats in the dining room". I think this is impersonal.
"Se come la comida en el comedor"..."People eat food in the dining room". I think is passive.
Yes, it does. I'd say that "La comida se come en el comedor" is more frequent, though.
Should I have used "la" in front of comida? If this is correct, why?
"Comida" would be eating food, in general. "La comida" refers to something more definite, like one specific meal of the day or some food in particular that has been served.
Is there a specific time when you should use impersonal se or passive se? Or, is it just nice to know that you can.
That can take a lot of lines to explain, I'm afraid.
