The Impersonal and Passive se in Spanish. In English, you'll hear statements like "You shouldn't smoke in a hospital" "They say she is very pretty" "One never knows when he will turn up.
" These are "impersonal expressions". In other words, we don't really have anyone specific in mind when we say "They say... " or "One" or " You". We mean people in general. This is what we mean by "impersonal". Se para eventos inesperados. Unplanned SE. Ruben Blades - Caminando. Spanish Impersonal and Passive se.