се

Definitions

1. 1.
   the accusative short form of the reflexive pronoun себе си (sebe si), part of reflexive verbs, denoting that the subject is simultaneously the direct object; corresponds to myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

   • Обичам се.

     Običam se. — I love myself.

   • Обича се.

     Običa se. — He/She/It loves himself/herself/itself.

2. 2.
   accusative reciprocal pronoun, denoting that the agents perform the mutual actions among themselves; corresponds to each other, one another

   • Мария и Петър се обичат.

     Marija i Petǎr se običat. — Maria and Petar love each other.

3. 3.
   reflexive pronoun, part of autocausative verbs, denoting that the referent represented by the subject combines the activity of actor and undergoes a change of state like a patient

   • Петър се обиди.

     Petǎr se obidi. — Petаr became/was offended.

4. 4.
   reflexive pronoun, part of anticausative verbs, denoting that the subject of the verb undergoes an action or change of state whose agent is unclear or nonexistent

   • Вратата се отвори.

     Vratata se otvori. — The door was opened.

5. 5.
   used for passive constructions with transitive verbs and undetermined agent

   • От моята къща се вижда морето.

     Ot mojata kǎšta se vižda moreto. — From my house one can see the sea.

   • Говори се, че...

     Govori se, če... — It is said that...

6. 6.
   used for passive constructions with transitive verbs and determined agent

   • Писмото се пише от мен.

     Pismoto se piše ot men. — The letter is being written by me.

   • Къщата се проектира от известен архитект.

     Kǎštata se proektira ot izvesten arhitekt. — The house was designed by a famous architect.

7. 7.
   inherent part of an unergative reflexive or reciprocal verb with no meaning of its own, and an obligatory part of the verb's lexical entry

   • Гордея се с работата на Сиву в училище.

     Gordeja se s rabotata na Sivu v učilište. — I am proud of Sivu's schoolwork.

   • Тя се надява да спечели златния медал.

     Tja se nadjava da spečeli zlatnija medal. — She is hoping to win the gold medal.

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