“se me da bien” — why “se”?
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I can make sense of
Me gusta (a mi) - it gives me pleasure.
However, the expression
Se me da bien -- I'm good at it
doesn't make sense to me due to the presense of "se". If it was "me da bien", I'd understand it. With "se" it seems that "I(!) give to it ..."
Why "se"?
How does the expression translate literaly?
traducción gramática reflexivos verbo-pronominal
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I can make sense of
Me gusta (a mi) - it gives me pleasure.
However, the expression
Se me da bien -- I'm good at it
doesn't make sense to me due to the presense of "se". If it was "me da bien", I'd understand it. With "se" it seems that "I(!) give to it ..."
Why "se"?
How does the expression translate literaly?
traducción gramática reflexivos verbo-pronominal
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"I'm good at it" catches the meaning but more closely it would be "It becomes me" where "becomes" is se da
– DGaleano
1 hour ago
@DGaleano I'm not asking how it translates
– Nammami_mar
32 mins ago
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I can make sense of
Me gusta (a mi) - it gives me pleasure.
However, the expression
Se me da bien -- I'm good at it
doesn't make sense to me due to the presense of "se". If it was "me da bien", I'd understand it. With "se" it seems that "I(!) give to it ..."
Why "se"?
How does the expression translate literaly?
traducción gramática reflexivos verbo-pronominal
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I can make sense of
Me gusta (a mi) - it gives me pleasure.
However, the expression
Se me da bien -- I'm good at it
doesn't make sense to me due to the presense of "se". If it was "me da bien", I'd understand it. With "se" it seems that "I(!) give to it ..."
Why "se"?
How does the expression translate literaly?
traducción gramática reflexivos verbo-pronominal
traducción gramática reflexivos verbo-pronominal
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"I'm good at it" catches the meaning but more closely it would be "It becomes me" where "becomes" is se da
– DGaleano
1 hour ago
@DGaleano I'm not asking how it translates
– Nammami_mar
32 mins ago
add a comment |
"I'm good at it" catches the meaning but more closely it would be "It becomes me" where "becomes" is se da
– DGaleano
1 hour ago
@DGaleano I'm not asking how it translates
– Nammami_mar
32 mins ago
"I'm good at it" catches the meaning but more closely it would be "It becomes me" where "becomes" is se da
– DGaleano
1 hour ago
"I'm good at it" catches the meaning but more closely it would be "It becomes me" where "becomes" is se da
– DGaleano
1 hour ago
@DGaleano I'm not asking how it translates
– Nammami_mar
32 mins ago
@DGaleano I'm not asking how it translates
– Nammami_mar
32 mins ago
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It's the reflexive form darse.
Literally, you could translate "(esto) se me da bien (a mi)" as It *gives itself* to me well.
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It's pronominal but not reflexive.
– Gustavson
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It's the reflexive form darse.
Literally, you could translate "(esto) se me da bien (a mi)" as It *gives itself* to me well.
edited 1 hour ago
DGaleano
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thsths
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It's pronominal but not reflexive.
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It's the reflexive form darse.
Literally, you could translate "(esto) se me da bien (a mi)" as It *gives itself* to me well.
edited 1 hour ago
DGaleano
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answered 1 hour ago
thsths
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It's pronominal but not reflexive.
– Gustavson
11 mins ago
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It's the reflexive form darse.
Literally, you could translate "(esto) se me da bien (a mi)" as It *gives itself* to me well.
edited 1 hour ago
DGaleano
7,95811943
answered 1 hour ago
thsths
17214
It's the reflexive form darse.
Literally, you could translate "(esto) se me da bien (a mi)" as It *gives itself* to me well.
edited 1 hour ago
DGaleano
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answered 1 hour ago
thsths
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DGaleano
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DGaleano
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DGaleano
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It's pronominal but not reflexive.
– Gustavson
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It's pronominal but not reflexive.
– Gustavson
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It's pronominal but not reflexive.
– Gustavson
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It's pronominal but not reflexive.
– Gustavson
11 mins ago
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"I'm good at it" catches the meaning but more closely it would be "It becomes me" where "becomes" is se da
– DGaleano
1 hour ago
@DGaleano I'm not asking how it translates
– Nammami_mar
32 mins ago