Re: "Each Other"
| From: | David Barrow <davidab@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, January 22, 2004, 5:24 |
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Mark J. Reed wrote:
>On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 09:44:52PM -0600, Nik Taylor wrote:
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>>I've always wondered, how do you specify the reflexive meaning if
>>needed? How would you describe a situation where, say, a group of
>>people each, individually, look in a mirror?
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>By recasting to be explicit - "each sees him/herself in the mirror",
>for instance: "cada se ve en el espejo".
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Not quite
el uno al otro = each other
can be added if clarification is needed
Se ven en el espejo = they see themselves in the mirror
Se ven el uno al otro = they see each other
cada is an adjective not a pronoun
cada uno se ve en el espejo = each (one) sees him/herself in the mirror
(individually)
not they see themselves in the mirror (as a group)
besides the distinction is only needed in the plural
yo me veo, tu te ves, él/ella se ve can only be reflexive
nosotros nos vemos, ustedes/ellos/ellas se ven, vosotros os veis can be
reflexive or reciprocal
David Barrow
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