why is se added to the end of the verb?
for example, ponerse, hacerse?
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Just to add to the answer from diagonx, the verbs ending in "se" are "pronominal" in use. The term relexive is one class of pronominal verbs. Follow this link for a little more info: pronominal verbs
It's a rule, reflexive verbs in the infinitive form must have the pronoun attached at the ending; that is when you don't have a predicado in which you can "detach" the verb and pronoun; when conjugated, rules might be more flexible regarding the position of the reflexive pronoun, thoug certain uses might strike a native as weird, because of their, mostly, literary/poetic nuance. Some examples:
Ponerse
Va a ponerse los zapatos
Se va a poner los zapatos
Voy a ponerme los zapatos
Me voy a poner los zapatos
Pusímonos los zapatos (reflexive pronouns are almost never attached to verbs in the past form, or any other form different from the infinitive and/or imperative, in everyday speech, it sounds weird to most, though it is correct)
Nos pusimos los zapatos
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Click here for one about reflexive verbs
You will understand a lot more.