Each Other
Se parlan, nos vesèm, vos telefonatz: each other.
How It Works
| Subject | Example |
|---|---|
| nosautres | Nos vesèm deman. |
| vosautres | Vos telefonatz sovent? |
| eles, elas | Se parlan cada jorn. |
The forms are the ones you already know from reflexive verbs. Only the plural makes sense here, because each other needs at least two people.
Some sentences are open to two readings. Se lavan can mean they wash themselves or they wash each other. The context usually decides. A later entry, l'un e l'autre, shows how to make it clear.
Before a vowel, se becomes s': Joan e Maria s'aiman.
Each other is a plural idea. With a singular subject, the same words are reflexive: Joan se parla means Joan talks to himself.
Examples (5)
- Se parlan cada jorn.
They talk to each other every day.
Se stands for each other.
- Nos vesèm deman.
We see each other tomorrow.
Nos stands for each other.
- Joan e Maria s'aiman.
Joan and Maria love each other.
Se becomes s' before aiman.
- Vos telefonatz sovent?
Do you phone each other often?
Vos stands for each other.
- Los amics se veson cada dimenge.
The friends see each other every Sunday.
Se veson is the plural form of se veire.
Common Mistakes
Using se for we.
Se parlam cada jorn.Nos parlam cada jorn.Se is the pronoun for he, she and they. For we, the pronoun is nos.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Each other uses the reflexive pronouns for several people, so reflexive verbs come first.
Related Patterns
- Reflexive Verbs in the Compound Past
In the compound past, these verbs take èsser.
Level 3 - Object Pronouns me, te, nos, vos
Nos and vos are the same words as the object pronouns.
Level 3 - l'un e l'autreOne and the Other
L'un e l'autre makes each other explicit.
Level 4 - cadun, cadunaEach One
Cadun looks at each person one at a time.
Level 3
Words in This Pattern
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