grammar.pronouns.reciprocal

Reciprocal nos, os, se: each other

Plural reflexive pronouns can mean 'each other': se conocen, nos escribimos. Context (or mutuamente / el uno al otro) disambiguates.

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Explanation

Nos, os, se with plural subjects often express mutual action: se abrazaron ('they hugged each other'), nos ayudamos ('we help each other').

When the sentence could also read as reflexive ('they hugged themselves'), Spanish adds el uno al otro or mutuamente: se miraron el uno al otro.

Examples

Nos conocimos en Tarija.
We met (each other) in Tarija.

Region: global

Se escriben todos los días.
They write to each other every day.

Region: global

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