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11 Nov 2014
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Spanish (Mexico)
Question about Spanish (Mexico)
What does the the "se" in this sentence mean?
Ella vive en Arabia Saudita, donde las mujeres se les prohíbe conducir.
What does the the "se" in this sentence mean?
Ella vive en Arabia Saudita, donde las mujeres se les prohíbe conducir.
Ella vive en Arabia Saudita, donde las mujeres se les prohíbe conducir.
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It this sentence it would be "are".
"Where women are prohibited from driving."
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Here "se" is like pasive voice in English. The doer is omitted.
(Se omite el que hace la acción).
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