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ult to herself. Ella se atribuye la culpa a si: She attributes the fault to herself. (more emphatic). Ella se atribuye la culpa a si misma: She attributes the fault to herself (still more emphatic). [Footnote 82: After _con_ (with) _si_ becomes Sigo; same change with _mi_ and _ti_: conmigo, contigo, consigo, written in one word.] The pronoun =Se= with any verb in the 3rd pers. sing. or plural may be used to form the passive voice, as-- Se ha cerrado el almacen: The warehouse has been closed. Se han encaminado las reclamaciones a la Compania de Seguros[83]: The claims have been referred to the Insurance Company. [ootnote 83: This form is preferable when the "doer" is not mentioned.] =Se= followed by a verb in the 3rd pers. sing.[84] translates the English "one," "people," "they" (_indefinite_), as the French "on" and the German "man," as--- Se dice que habra un alza[85] en el mercado: They say, _or_ it is said, that there will be a rise in the market. Se cree que no habra Reforma Arancelaria en Inglaterra: People think, _or_ it is thought, that there will not be Tariff Reform in England. En la vejez se goza el fruto de una juventud laboriosa: In old age one enjoys the fruits of active youth _or_ The fruits of active youth are enjoyed in old age. [Footnote 84: Or we can use the 3rd pers. plur. of the verb without the pronoun.] [Footnote 85: Or "una alza" (both used).] As will be seen, this is really a form of the passive voice rendered by "se," as "se goza" instead of "es gozado." But there are more typical examples, as-- Los generos se han fabricado en Irlanda y se los ha (_not_ han) plegado como lienzos irlandeses: The goods were made in Ireland and they folded them as Irish Linens. A Conjunctive Reflexive Pronoun, whether direct or indirect object, always precedes any other conjunctive pronoun, as--- Yo me lo reservo: I reserve it for myself. Nosotros nos lo guardamos: We keep it for ourselves. Se me dice: It is said to me (it says itself to me). Se les venden las telas: The cloths are sold to them. Nosotros nos le confiamos: We entrust ourselves to him. Vosotros os les empenasteis en L1,000: You pledged yourselves to them for L1,000. _Subjunctive Mood, Imperfect Tense_.[86] +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | =Hablar=. | =Temer=. | =Partir=. | +--------------------------------------------------------
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