Word
Se aprende mucho viajando.
Meaning
You learn a lot by traveling.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Se aprende mucho viajando.
mucho
a lot
aprender
to learn
viajar
to travel
se
one, people (impersonal)
Questions & Answers about Se aprende mucho viajando.
Why is se used here instead of just saying aprendes?
The word se creates an impersonal sentence, which means it refers to people in general, translating closely to 'one learns'. While you can sometimes use the informal you (aprendes) to make general statements, using se with the third-person singular verb is the most natural and common way in Spanish to state general facts.
Where is the Spanish word for 'by' in 'by traveling'?
In Spanish, you do not need a preposition to say 'by doing something'. The gerund form alone, which ends in -ando or -iendo, expresses the method or how something is done. Therefore, viajando all on its own directly translates to 'by traveling', and adding a word like por before it would be incorrect.
Why does mucho not change its ending to match a noun here?