се

See also: сэ, сѐ, сё, -се, се-, and Appendix:Variations of "se"

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sę.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛ]

Pronoun

се • (se)

1. (reflexive, clitic) 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. (reciprocal, clitic) 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. (reflexive, clitic) 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. (reflexive, clitic) 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. (reflexive, clitic) 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. (reflexive, clitic) 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. (reflexive, clitic) 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.

Synonyms

• (reciprocal pronoun): един друг (edin drug)

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sę.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛ]

Pronoun

се • (se)

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

   Се сакам.

   Se sakam.

   I love myself.

   Се сака.

   Se saka.

   He/she/it loves himself/herself/itself.

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

   Марија и Петар се сакаат.

   Marija i Petar se sakaat.

   Maria and Petar love each other.

4. (reflexive, clitic) 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

   Петар се навреди.

   Petar se navredi.

   Peter became offended.

5. (reflexive, clitic) 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.

6. (reflexive, clitic) used for passive constructions with transitive verbs and undetermined agent

   Од мојата куќа се гледа морето.

   Od mojata kuḱa se gleda moreto.

   From my house one can see the sea.

   Се вели, дека...

   Se veli, deka...

   It is said that...

7. (reflexive, clitic) used for passive constructions with transitive verbs and determined agent

   Писмото се пишува од мене.

   Pismoto se pišuva od mene.

   The letter is being written by me.

   Куќата се проектира од познат архитект.

   Kuḱata se proektira od poznat arhitekt.

   The house was designed by a famous architect.

8. (reflexive, clitic) 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

   Јас се гордам со пишењето на Иво во училиштето.

   Jas se gordam so pišenjeto na Ivo vo učilišteto.

   I am proud of Sivu's schoolwork.

   Таа се надева да победи златен медал.

   Taa se nadeva da pobedi zlaten medal.

   She is hoping to win the gold medal.

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Russian

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

се • (sjo)

1. Alternative spelling of сё (sjo)

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *sę.

Pronoun

се (Latin spelling se)

1. oneself (clitic form of reflexive pronoun)
   1. myself
   2. yourself
   3. himself
   4. herself
   5. itself
   6. ourselves
   7. yourselves
   8. themselves
2. (by extension, impersonal) Used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person where the impersonal subject does the verb unto itself

Declension

Declension of се

	singular	plural
nominative	—	—
genitive	се̏бе, се	се̏бе
dative	се̏би, си	се̏би
accusative	се̏бе, се	се̏бе
vocative	—	—
locative	се̏би	се̏би
instrumental	со̏бо̄м	со̏бом

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *sь.

Particle

се (Latin spelling se)

1. (obsolete) this is; here is
   • 1404, anonymous, Kočerin tablet:

     се лежи вигань милошевиꙉь

     Here lies Viganj Milošević.

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Tajik

Tajik cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : се (se)     Ordinal : сеюм (seyum)

Etymology

Related to Persian سه‎ (se).

Numeral

се • (se)

1. three