| 8.9 Formation of passive voice with reflexive verbs |
| In Spanish it is quite usual to use reflexive verbs as passive voice |
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Estaban invitadas las mujeres. = The women were invited |
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Se invitaban las mujeres. = The women were invited. (direct translation: The women invited themselves.) |
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Mucho dinero fue gastado. = A lot of money was spent. |
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Se gastó mucho dinero. = A lot of money was spent. (direct translation: A lot of money spent itself.) |
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La
casa fue vendida. = The house was sold. |
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Se vendió la casa. = The house was sold. (direct translation: The house sold itself.) |
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Las casas fueron vendidas. = The houses were sold. |
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Se vendieron las casas. = The houses were sold. (direct translation: The houses sold themselves.) |
Those constructions
might sound a bit funny but they are real and living
language.
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