Spanish grammar
Se escriben: "each other" with se, nos, os
Say that people do things to each other with se and nos, and make it clear with el uno al otro.
From the scene Se escriben todos los días (They write to each other every day)
In short
Se, nos and os can mean "each other": se escriben, they write to each other. Add el uno al otro for clarity.
Your turn
Which one goes with have they met each other in person yet??
Options: Pilar y yo nos respetamos · ya se conocen en persona · se escriben a diario
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have they met each other in person yet? → ya se conocen en persona
How it works
With a plural subject, se, nos and os can mean "each other": se escriben means they write to each other.
Good to know
It looks just like a reflexive, so the context tells you which one is meant. To make "each other" clear, add el uno al otro.
Good to know
For a man and a woman, the masculine form el uno al otro is normal.
they write to each other every day se escriben a diario
Elena
Todavía no. Pero se escriben a diario: horas de conversación.
Not yet. But they write every day: hours of conversation.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Todavía no. Pero (blank): horas de conversación.
Options: Pilar y yo nos respetamos · se escriben a diario · ya se conocen en persona
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Elena
Todavía no. Pero se escriben a diario: horas de conversación.
Not yet. But they write every day: hours of conversation.
have they met each other in person yet? ya se conocen en persona
Nuria
¿Y charlan? ¿Ya se conocen en persona?
And do they chat? Have they met yet?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¿Y charlan? ¿(blank)?
Options: Pilar y yo nos respetamos · Ya se conocen en persona · Se escriben a diario
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Nuria
¿Y charlan? ¿Ya se conocen en persona?
And do they chat? Have they met yet?
Pilar and I respect each other Pilar y yo nos respetamos
Ramón
Pilar y yo nos respetamos, nada más. Yo solo he amado a Carmina.
Pilar and I respect each other, nothing more. I've only ever loved Carmina.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank), nada más. Yo solo he amado a Carmina.
Options: Pilar y yo nos respetamos · Se escriben a diario · Ya se conocen en persona
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Ramón
Pilar y yo nos respetamos, nada más. Yo solo he amado a Carmina.
Pilar and I respect each other, nothing more. I've only ever loved Carmina.
we don't write to each other no nos escribimos el uno al otro
Ramón
No nos escribimos el uno al otro. Ella escribe y yo, por educación, contesto.
We don't write to each other. She writes, and I reply out of politeness.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank). Ella escribe y yo, por educación, contesto.
Options: No nos escribimos el uno al otro · Se escriben a diario · Ya se conocen en persona
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Ramón
No nos escribimos el uno al otro. Ella escribe y yo, por educación, contesto.
We don't write to each other. She writes, and I reply out of politeness.
you two write to each other ustedes se escriben
Common mistake
Not conocemos or conoce here. Don Ramón and Pilar.
¿Y charlan? ¿Ya se conocen en persona?
And do they chat? Have they met yet?
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
| they write to each other every day | se escriben a diario |
|---|---|
| have they met each other in person yet? | ya se conocen en persona |
| Pilar and I respect each other | Pilar y yo nos respetamos |
| we don't write to each other | no nos escribimos el uno al otro |
| you two write to each other | ustedes se escriben |
More lines from the story
- ElenaLo hizo Javi. Ya tiene un contacto: Pilar, una dama con una mirada agradable.Javi did it. He's already got a contact: Pilar, a lady with kind eyes.
- Ramón...Catorce....Fourteen.