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]
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