SE – FOR HIM, FOR HER

The indirect object pronoun se is usually translated into English as “for him”, “for her”, “for it”.

The indirect object pronouns le and les become se when they are combined with the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, las. 

I created a video where I attempt to teach you how to use se in Spanish with no explanations, in less than 3 minutes. 

Watch it below. 

But if you prefer to read, here’s a quick explanation. 

Use the following pattern to use the indirect object pronoun se correctly.

Let’s see some examples!

• ¿Le diste la receta a Juan?
•  Did you give Juan the recipe?

• Sí, se la di.
• Yes, I gave it to him. 

In the example above, se refers to Juan, and la refers to la receta (the recipe). Let’s see another example!

• ¿Les mandaste la foto a mis padres?
•  Did you send the picture to my parents?

• Sí, se la mandé.
• Yes, I sent it to them.

In the example above, se substitutes mis padres (my parents), and la sustitutes la foto (the picture).

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