La pasiva refleja

Passive voice with "se"

The Spanish "pasiva refleja" is a type of passive, very commonly used, where "se" is placed in front of the conjugated verb. It's used with transitive verbs and the verb is always conjugated in the 3rd person singular or plural:

Se construyó una casa.

A house was built.

Se construyeron muchas casas.

Lots of houses were built.

 

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