Thank you for your support.

And well also thank you for the endurance.

@Lou Ann: No, both sentences are active voice.

Passive voice: Los rostros de las mujeres en Medio Oriente son tapados. (Which sounds horrible and not clear btw.) ;)

The difference is the pronominal form of the verb: taparse vs. tapar.
(Not all the verbs can be like this though.)

Ellas se tapan el rostro = ellas tapan su rostro.

Los rostros de las mujeres en Medio Oriente están siempre tapados.

Es eso también Passive voice?

de ser así, está más claro?

Irma sabrá mejor, pero según yo, la voz pasiva se forma sólo con el verbo "ser", no "estar", pero hay otra forma de voz pasiva, que es la forma impersonal y que en este caso, suena mucho mejor: :)

En Medio Oriente se tapa el rostro de las mujeres.

Okay, so if it's not a verb that can be used in a "-se" form, how would I know when to use "el/la" or "mi/ti/su", etc.?

Okay, so there was that previous question that I asked. (I really do wonder about that....)

Secondly, I already asked about "tapar" vs. "ocultar". Now I wonder how "cubrir" fits into the mix? Are all three somewhat synonymous?

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Because the subject is los rostros and not las mujeres.

Does that answer your question?

I guess it's the same difference as in conceal, hide and cover. No?

Not really. Look at Malila's two examples, "ellas se tapan el rostro" and "ellas tapan su rostro". The subject of both is "ellas", right? :thinking:

So, "tapar" means to cover something up physically ... "ocultar" means to conceal ... "cubrir" means to ... ??? Is "cubrir" exactly the same as "tapar"?

Right. however your question was about "mi, tu, su" right? and not "se"

ellas = them = their = su :D Correcto?

Tapar means to cover something physically or not

and it can mean or these are all related to

Cover - conceal - hide

I cover my face

I conceal my face

I hide my face

Yes, they are all different but somewhat synonyms, right?

I think you are stuck somewhere and cannot get ouuuut! :D

One more, tapar = to put a lid.

Nope ... I still don't get it. If I want to say "raise your hand" to a student, I say "levanta la mano", right? There's no "se" in it, yet I'm still using "la" and not "tu". I still don't know when to use the possessive and when to use the definite article............. :banghead:

You're right - I'm still stuck on this and can't get out...... Again: :banghead: