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### The Impersonal "Se"

To express general facts or public rules without a specific subject—like "one," "people," or "they" in English—use the impersonal **se**. You will often see this on signs and public notices.

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### Singular and Plural Agreement

When using the impersonal **se**, the verb matches the noun that follows it.

Use the **singular** form of the verb for a singular noun or an action (an infinitive verb):

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Use the **plural** form of the verb if it is followed by a plural noun:

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### Community Rules

You can combine these forms to state guidelines or describe what is allowed in a given area:

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Impersonal statements (se)

adjective

adverb

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

expression

interjection

noun

numeral

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Subject pronouns and the verb to be (yo soy)

Noun gender and definite articles (el, la)

Basic sentences and negation (no)

Indefinite articles (un, una)

Formal and informal you (tú vs. usted)

Plural pronouns and the verb to be (somos, son)

Making nouns plural (-s, -es)

Plural articles (los, las, unos, unas)

Noun gender exceptions

Adjective agreement

Invariable adjectives

State and location (estar)

Ser vs. estar

There is / there are (hay)

Hay vs. estar

To have (tener)

Possession (de)

Possessive adjectives (mi, tu, su)

Regular -ar verbs

Yes/No questions

What and who (qué, quién)

Regular -er verbs

Regular -ir verbs

Asking where (dónde, adónde)

How, when, and why (cómo, cuándo, por qué)

How much and how many (cuánto)

Days of the week

Going to a place (ir a)

Preposition contractions (al, del)

In and by (en)

With me and with you (conmigo, contigo)

Prepositional pronouns (mí, ti)

Conjunctions (y, o, pero)

Giving reasons (porque)

Stem-changing verbs (e to ie)

Stem-changing verbs (o to ue)

Stem-changing verbs (e to i)

Irregular yo forms (hago, salgo)

To know (saber vs. conocer)

Weather expressions (hace, está)

Desires and plans (querer)

Ability and requests (poder)

Obligations (tener que)

Expressing likes (me gusta)

Plural likes (me gustan)

Verbs like gustar (encantar, doler)

Very vs. a lot (muy, mucho)

Numbers 0 to 15 (cero, uno, dos…)

Numbers 16 to 31 (dieciséis, veinte…)

Numbers 30 to 1000 (treinta, cien, mil)

Months of the year (enero, febrero, marzo)

Seasons and dates (el dos de mayo)

Telling time (es la..., son las...)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero, segundo, tercero)

Reflexive pronouns and verbs (me, te, se, nos)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

The present continuous (estar + -ando, -iendo)

Near demonstrative adjectives (este, esta, estos, estas)

Medium demonstrative adjectives (ese, esa, esos, esas)

Comparatives of inequality (más / menos ... que)

Comparatives of equality (tan ... como)

Indefinite and negative pronouns (algo, nada, alguien, nadie)

Affirmative commands

Far demonstratives (aquel, aquella)

Possessive pronouns (el mío, el tuyo)

Shortened indefinite adjectives (algún, ningún)

Adverbs of quantity (demasiado, bastante)

Adverbs of frequency (a menudo, a veces)

Adverb formation (-mente)

Exclamations (¡Qué...!)

Irregular comparatives (mejor, peor, mayor, menor)

Relative superlatives (el más... de)

Adjective intensification (-ísimo)

Indirect object pronouns

Pronoun placement with infinitives

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

The 'se lo' rule (se lo, se la)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Personal obligation (deber)

Starting actions (empezar a)

Finishing and quitting actions (terminar de, dejar de)

Repeating actions (volver a)

Continuing actions (seguir + gerundio)

Complex prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de...)

Question	Answer
sign	el letrero
(impersonal) one / passive marker	se
to prohibit	prohibir
to smoke	fumar
This sign says that smoking is prohibited.	Este letrero dice que se prohíbe fumar.
to park	estacionar
zone / area	la zona
Parking is prohibited in this zone.	Se prohíbe estacionar en esta zona.
to allow	permitir
pet	la mascota
The sign says that pets are not allowed.	El letrero dice que no se permiten las mascotas.
to rent	alquilar
A large house is for rent in this zone.	En esta zona se alquila una casa grande.
Is the parking space rented here?	¿Aquí se alquila el espacio para estacionar?
to require	requerir
silence	el silencio
There is a hospital here and silence is required.	Hay un hospital aquí y se requiere silencio.
Loud music is not allowed here.	Aquí no se permite la música fuerte.
Smoking and pets are not allowed in this hotel.	En este hotel no se fuma y no se permiten mascotas.
It is hot today, but swimming is not allowed.	Hace calor hoy, pero no se permite nadar.
Are the tickets sold in this office?	¿Se venden los boletos en esta oficina?
New shoes are needed to run.	Se necesitan unos zapatos nuevos para correr.
Silence is required in the library.	Se requiere silencio en la biblioteca.
everyone	todo el mundo
Here everyone speaks Spanish.	Aquí todo el mundo habla español.
Everyone knows that.	Todo el mundo sabe eso.