Spanish in Action: Spanish Language Week Palm Beach State College, Florida April 18 to the 23 is called Spanish Language Week for Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. One could find Latin music, lectures about current topics, information about history and culture, short theater performances, and more. Take a look at the […]
Passive Constructions Part 2
“Se” Passive Constructions Spanish uses the construction se plus the verb in the third person singular or plural to deemphasize the subject. The agent phrase (por + noun) is not used in this construction. Notice that in English, this “se” passive construction can be translated in various ways. Se sale por aquí. You go out […]
Passive Constructions Part 1
Felicidades a la ganadora de la semana pasada, Amanda Niermann! The passive voice in Spanish consists of a form of ser plus the past participle, often followed by the agent phrase introduced by the preposition por. This passive voice is often used in Spanish when the speaker wishes to deemphasize the preformer of the action. […]