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"You" as in "One"
"Stop being difficult/awkward."
"No seas difícil." "I know how it works, I live here. If you order a menu they always give you a medium menu unless you say otherwise or they've asked you first." "Sé como es , vivo aquí. Si se pide un menú siempre (you as in "one") (le dan)? un menú mediano a menos que se diga al contrario o le han preguntado primero." |
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I believe she wanted an example of the impersonal 'se' usage. Both the 'one' and the 'they' are impersonal in her sentence.
Something like ... Si se pide un menú, siempre se le da un menú mediano, a menos que se lo pida de algún otro modo o si se lo ha preguntado antes. |
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Ah, hi Rusty!
Then I'd do it like this... (I.e., I'd omit the "le" and the "lo", to make it totally "impersonal") Si se pide un menú, siempre se da un menú mediano, a menos que se pida de algún otro modo o si es algo que se ha[ya] preguntado antes. (Including the "le" and "lo", doesn't quite ring right to me, as it would "personalize" somewhat, the "se"...) Interestingly enough, "tú" could be used (like in my example) in a way that is "impersonal". I.e., "Siempre se puede aprender" and "Tú siempre puedes aprender" could be used both in the same "impersonal" sense. I.e., I am not saying "you" referring to "you" = Rusty, but "any you" who would care to listen... Mmm... Am I making any sense?
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