The Spanish word 'se' is small but powerful, and has several different meanings. This can be confusing, but we'll break it down. In this deck, we'll look at the most common uses of 'se' so you can understand and use it correctly.

First, let's quickly review the reflexive 'se'. You already know this from verbs where the person doing the action also receives it. For example, with 'levantarse', to get up, you say 'él se levanta' which means 'he gets himself up'.

Some Spanish verbs always use these pronouns, but the meaning isn't literally reflexive. These are called pronominal verbs. For example, 'quejarse' means 'to complain'. You don't complain to yourself, but the verb is structured with 'se', as in 'él se queja'.