Se ven flores en todas partes.
1.Se ven flores en todas partes.
There's no context, what does this sentence mean? What is Se ven?
- Ese modelo de zapatos no se vende en ninguna parte.
Se vende means were sold? passive?
- -¿Dónde se puede comprar eso?
-En ninguna parte.
Can I say ¿Dónde puede comprar eso? instead of se puede?
Why it's se puede here? What does it mean? Is it impersonal?
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1.Those two boys dressed themselves.
Los dos niños se vistieron.
2.Those parents dressed those two boys.
Los padres vistieron A los dos niños.
3.Those two boys dressed eachother. (A for B, B for A.)
Los dos niños se vistieron el uno al otro.
Am I right now?
1.Those two boys dressed themselves.
Los dos niños se vistieron.
Correct.
2.Those parents dressed those two boys.
Los padres vistieron a los dos niños.
You need the "personal a".
3.Those two boys dressed eachother. (A for B, B for A.)
Los dos niños se vistieron el uno al otro.
The Spanish version is perfect, but in English it is "each other".
I mean to say A dressed for B,and B dressed for A. not they dressed for themselves.
Se vistió el uno al otro?
Se vistieron el uno al otro.
But that sentence is as unlikely as the situation itself.
So, how to say if those boys dressed for eachother individually?
I mean to say A dressed for B,and B dressed for A. not they dressed for themselves.
Is it
Se vistió el uno al otro?
Se vistieron (el uno al otro) = One person dressed the other one & vice versa
Why this one with SE?
SE is the direct object in this case. SE means "themselves" in this sentence. This is reciprocal SE.
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Vistió al otro = He/she/one dressed the other (not vice versa)
Why this one without SE?
Because otro is the direct object. There is no need for SE here. This is not reflexive.
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Is it correct Se vistió al otro?
Yes. You can do this, but it means "The other was dressed." This is impersonal SE. A Spanish person would probably just use passive SE here: "Se vistió el otro."
1.Se ven flores en todas partes.
There's no context, what does this sentence mean? What is Se ven?
Can be seen (passive)
- Ese modelo de zapatos no se vende en ninguna parte.
Se vende means were sold? passive?
Yes.
Can I say ¿Dónde puede comprar eso? instead of se puede?
Yes, you can... if you want to say something different.
¿Dónde puede comprar eso? = ¿Dónde puede ÉL/ELLA comprar eso?
¿Dónde se puede comprar eso? = Where can that be sold (passive)
So, "Se vistieron los niños". Is it "The children were dressed (by the parents)"? "The children dressed each other"? "The children dressed themselves"?
"The children were dressed (by the parents)" would require "a": "Se vistieron A los niños", so option discarded. "The children dressed each other" is possible, but unlikely; in this cases we would normally add "el uno al otro". "The children got dressed" is the default interpretation.
Se vistieron (el uno al otro) = One person dressed the other one & vice versa
Why this one with SE?
"El uno al otro" is optional, but "se" is not for reciprocal meaning
Vistió al otro = He/she/one dressed the other (not vice versa)
Why this one without SE?
Why "se"? Subject, verb and object. There is no passive meaning, there is no reflexive meaning, there is no reciprocal meaning.
Is it correct Se vistió al otro?
Se vistieron (el uno al otro) = One person dressed the other one & vice versa
Why this one with SE?
Vistió al otro = He/she/one dressed the other (not vice versa)
Why this one without SE?
Is it correct Se vistió al otro?
Se vistieron = They dressed themselves (They dressed up).
Se vistieron (el uno al otro) = One person dressed the other one & vice versa
Se vistió = He dressed himself (He dressed up)
Vistió al otro = He/she/one dressed the other (not vice versa)
Is this correct then?
Cada niño vistió al otro.
Can I say this to express that los niños dressed eachother?
I want to express the meaning , A dressed for B , B dressed for A.
Cada niño se vistió del otro.
Is it correct?
For something like that, you will probably need to use the real passive construction, which is almost exactly like the English passive.
subject + conjugated form of ser + past participle + por + the agent
Examples:
Cada niño fue vestido por el otro. (Each child was dressed by the other.)
Este libro fue escrito por ese hombre. (The book was written by that man.)
Esos coches son conducido por mi chofer. (Those cars are driven by my chauffer.)
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You can also use the active voice, as suggested by Deanski...
Cada niño vestió al otro. (Each child dressed the other.)
Ese hombre escribió este libro. (That man wrote this book.)
Mi chofer conduce esos coches. (My chauffer drives those cars.)
Can I say this to express that los niños dressed eachother?
I want to express the meaning , A dressed for B , B dressed for A.
Cada niño se vistió del otro.
Is it correct?
Those two boys dressed eachother. I mean to say , one dressed for the other, and the other dress this one.
In English, if you say, "Those two boys dressed themselves," it could mean two different things: (1) Each boy put on his own clothes or (2) each boy dressed the other. However, almost all English speakers everywhere would assume you meant each boy put on his own clothes (because people usually dress themselves) unless you made it clear that our assumption was wrong.
In English, if you say, "Those two boys dressed each other," it can mean only one thing: each boy dressed the other.
That's English.
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In Spanish, "Los dos niños se vistieron" can mean two things: (1) each boy put on his own clothes or (2) each boy dressed the other.
I don't know if Spanish speakers would assume one or the other. If I had to guess, I imagine they would assume each boy put on his own clothes since people in all cultures tend to put on their own clothes.
If you wish to clarify that each boy dressed the other, in Spanish you could say something like: "Los dos niños se vistieron el uno al otro." Now it is clear.
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If it´s still se vistieron, then the express is the same to los niños dressed themselves.
Yes. Se vistieron can mean they dressed themselves. However, don't forget that se vistieron can also mean "they were dressed."
The English dressed themselves can mean each boy put on his own clothes or that the boys dressed each other. Los niños se vistieron can mean both also.
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So, los niños dressed themselves and los niños dressed eachother , is the same expression?
Well, almost. But, first realize you are mixing English and Spanish, which makes it confusing. "The boys dressed themselves," can mean each boy dressed himself or that each boy dressed the other. "The boys dressed each other," can only mean each boy dressed the other.
"Los niños se vistieron," can mean each boy dressed himself or that each boy dressed the other. "Los niños se vistieron el uno al otro," can only mean that each boy dressed the other.
Whew!
Those two boys dressed eachother. I mean to say , one dressed for the other, and the other dress this one.
Los dos niños se vistieron ?
If it´s still se vistieron, then the express is the same to los niños dressed themselves.
So, los niños dressed themselves and los niños dressed eachother , is the same expression?
That is correct, they are the same expression. See this link for different ways to express "each other."
If you want to say "The two boys dressed each other," you can say Los dos niños se vistieron & then add "el uno al otro" to make it clear that one boy dresses the other boy.
Los niños dressed themselves.
Se vistió a los niños.¨
No. This is a reflexive construction and it can be "Los niños se vistieron" (preferred) or "Se vistieron los niños," but you cannot use impersonal SE for this.
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Their parents dressed them??
Los padres vistieron a los niños.
Yes. That's correct.
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Los niños dressed eachother??
Se vistieron los niños.
That is fine or you can say "Los niños se vistieron," which I think would be the preferred word order.
I am not 100% certain, but I believe saying "se vistieron los niños" (that is, putting the subject after the verb) is the preferred word order if you wish to indicate passive SE, while "los niños se vistieron" (putting the subject before the verb) would be preferred if you mean reflexive or reciprocal SE. Context is more important than word order; however.
Impersonal SE can only be used as a substitute for passive SE...not reflexive SE or reciprocal SE. (Reciprocal SE is a special kind of reflexive SE).
Those two boys dressed eachother. I mean to say , one dressed for the other, and the other dress this one.
Los dos niños se vistieron ?
If it´s still se vistieron, then the express is the same to los niños dressed themselves.
So, los niños dressed themselves and los niños dressed eachother , is the same expression?
