{"id":16407,"date":"2023-07-24T19:06:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T17:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneworlditaliano.com\/?p=16407"},"modified":"2023-07-24T19:17:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T17:17:16","slug":"se","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneworlditaliano.com\/en\/italian-grammar\/how-do-you-spell-that\/se\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it written “se” or “s\u00e9”?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Both forms are correct.<\/span><\/p>\n

Se<\/strong>, without the accent, it is a hypothetical conjunction\u00a0which serves to introduce a hypothesis or a condition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Se<\/span> avessi tempo, andrei a fare una passeggiata al mare.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Se<\/span> fossi ricco, comprerei uno yacht.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Se<\/span> tu mi dessi attenzione, ti spiegherei cosa \u00e8 successo.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

S\u00e9<\/strong>,with the accent, it is instead the third person singular reflexive pronoun.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marco pensa solo a s\u00e9<\/span> stesso.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0Chi fa da s\u00e9<\/span> fa per tre.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Le critiche di questo genere pu\u00f2 tenersele per s\u00e9<\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As it can be seen from the first example, in the locution s\u00e9 stesso<\/strong>, “se” requires the accent as it performs the function of a reflexive pronoun.<\/span><\/p>\n

The two words are homonymous <\/i>that is\u00a0 they have the same form and are pronounced the same way but have a different meaning. In Italian, the accent is used to distinguish the meaning of two homonymous words.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Se” or “s\u00e9”? Indicate whether the sentences are true or false.<\/h3>\n