se puede - with other verbs

Question

you can use "se puede" to mean 'one can/you can' (much like the beginning of this sentence), but is it possible to add this pronoun "se" to any verb so that it can have the same meaning?

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Answer 1

This is the "impersonal se" It is my understanding that it cannot be used with reflexive / pronominal verbs. Otherwise, I don't know of any other major restrictions.

I've read that it can be used with transitive (direct object exists) and intransitive constructions (no direct object) while passive se can only be used when there is a direct object...which becomes the subject of the passive construction...that is why it is needed.

Impersonal se in Spanish

Former post regarding impersonal statements with reflexive verbs

Answer 2

se puede - one can
se bebe - one drinks
se trabaja - one works
se abre - one opens
se cocina - one cooks
se cierra - one closes
se escribe - one writes
se vive - one lives

etc.etc. etc.

polenta, I adjusted your formatting again. It's just a matter of adding two spaces at the end of each line. - jtaniel, Apr 13, 2017

thanks - polenta1, Apr 13, 2017

thanks - polenta1, Apr 13, 2017

thanks - polenta1, Apr 13, 2017