Spanish grammar
Accidental se: se ha borrado, se me cayó
Talk about accidents without blaming anyone: se ha borrado, se me cayó.
From the scene Se ha borrado todo (Everything has been deleted)
In short
Se + verb describes accidents; add me / te / le for who it affects: se me ha borrado todo.
Your turn
Which one goes with it got deleted on you??
Options: se ha perdido todo · ¿se te ha borrado? · se me ha borrado todo
Show answer
it got deleted on you? → ¿se te ha borrado?
How it works
Se + verb describes things that "just happen", with nobody doing them on purpose.
Good to know
Se ha borrado todo (everything got deleted), se ha perdido (it has been lost).
Good to know
Add me / te / le for the person it happened to — it sounds like an accident, not a fault: se me ha borrado todo, se me cayó el café (I spilled the coffee).
it all got deleted on me se me ha borrado todo
Nuria
¡Doña Elena, mire esto! ¡Se me ha borrado todo!
Doña Elena, look at this! It has all been deleted on me!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¡Doña Elena, mire esto! ¡(blank)!
Options: Se ha perdido todo · Se me ha borrado todo · Se te ha borrado
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Nuria
¡Doña Elena, mire esto! ¡Se me ha borrado todo!
Doña Elena, look at this! It has all been deleted on me!
it got deleted on you? ¿se te ha borrado?
Elena
¿Cómo que se te ha borrado? ¿El qué, cariño?
What do you mean it got deleted? What did, dear?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¿Cómo que (blank)? ¿El qué, cariño?
Options: se te ha borrado · se me ha borrado todo · se ha perdido todo
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Elena
¿Cómo que se te ha borrado? ¿El qué, cariño?
What do you mean it got deleted? What did, dear?
everything has been lost se ha perdido todo
Nuria
La tarjeta está vacía. Se ha perdido todo.
The card is empty. Everything has been lost.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
La tarjeta está vacía. (blank).
Options: Se te ha borrado · Se ha perdido todo · Se me ha borrado todo
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Nuria
La tarjeta está vacía. Se ha perdido todo.
The card is empty. Everything has been lost.
I spilled the coffee (by accident) se me cayó el café
Nuria
El director me va a matar. Se me cayó el café encima del teclado.
The director is going to kill me. The coffee fell on the keyboard.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
El director me va a matar. (blank) encima del teclado.
Options: Se me ha borrado todo · Se te ha borrado · Se me cayó el café
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Nuria
El director me va a matar. Se me cayó el café encima del teclado.
The director is going to kill me. The coffee fell on the keyboard.
memory card / file tarjeta / archivo
Nuria
La tarjeta está vacía. Se ha perdido todo.
The card is empty. Everything has been lost.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
La (blank) está vacía. Se ha perdido todo.
Options: se te ha borrado · tarjeta · se me ha borrado todo
Show answer
Nuria
La tarjeta está vacía. Se ha perdido todo.
The card is empty. Everything has been lost.
Common mistake
Not te or nos here. It happened to Nuria herself.
¡Doña Elena, mire esto! ¡Se me ha borrado todo!
Doña Elena, look at this! It has all been deleted on me!
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| it all got deleted on me | se me ha borrado todo |
|---|---|
| it got deleted on you? | ¿se te ha borrado? |
| everything has been lost | se ha perdido todo |
| I spilled the coffee (by accident) | se me cayó el café |
| memory card / file | tarjeta / archivo |
More lines from the story
- Elena¿Y mi escena? ¿También se ha borrado mi escena?And my scene? Has my scene been deleted too?
- ElenaY dile que empiece por mi escena.And tell him to start with my scene.