Using "se" before a conjugated verb
What is the difference between saying "En una clase, no se puede aprender espanol" and "En una clase, no puede aprender espanol?"

Is the second sentence even correct? What does the "se" mean in the first sentence?

Muchas gracias!

Question

Using "se" before a conjugated verb
What is the difference between saying "En una clase, no se puede aprender espanol" and "En una clase, no puede aprender espanol?"

Is the second sentence even correct? What does the "se" mean in the first sentence?

Muchas gracias!

Answer

The first one could be the passive or the impersonal form: "it is not possible to learn Spanish in one class".
In the second one the verb is conjugated with el/ella/usted. "He can not learn Spanish in one class".

Hope it helps, "se" is tricky since it works in very different ways in many different cases.

Another similar example:

no se puede vivir sin internet= It is not possible to live without internet.
no puede vivir sin internet= She can not live without internet.

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