Expressing unintentional events… or… I didn’t mean to do it!
Use of “se” and the indirect object pronoun Use “se” + indirect object pronoun + verb to talk about unintentional events. Let’s review the indirect object pronouns! me nos te os le les
The indirect object pronoun depends on to whom the event happened. Se les quedó el pan en casa. They left the bread at home. (They forgot the bread.)
Use the plural of the verb if the item involved is plural. Se me perdieron las fotos. I lost the pictures.
A Teresa se le rompió el vaso. A clarifying phrase with “a” may be added to explain the indirect object pronoun. A Teresa se le rompió el vaso. Teresa broke the glass.
Te toca a ti... ¡Se me olvidó la tarea! 1. I forgot my homework! 2. Roberto dropped his books. 3. We broke the window! ¡Se me olvidó la tarea! A Roberto se le cayeron los libros. ¡Se nos rompió la ventana!