What does "se ha" mean in Spanish?

Question

I'm in Spanish two, and I have an assignment, but I can't figure out what se ha means, or just "ha" in general. Is it a conjugation of a verb?
The chapter we are in is about injuries and health. A sentence example is:
¿Qué se ha roto Carlos?

¿Se ha caído de su bicicleta un niño?

¿Ha llegado el servicio de primeros auxilios?

If someone could shed some light on this, please do! My Spanish teacher said we couldn't ask her questions during that class period, and no one knew what those words meant. Thanks. =)

Answer 1

UN NIÑO "SE HA" CAIDO DE SU BICICLETA.

A BOY "HAS" FALLEN FROM HIS BICYCLE.



"SE HA" CAIDO DE SU BICICLETA UN NIÑO?

"HAS" A BOY FALLEN FROM HIS BICYCLE?



The verb is "TO FALL". CAER, in Spanish (yo he caído, tu has caído, él ha caído... Yo caigo, tú caes, él cae..) It is also the verb CAERSE:

yo me caigo, tú te caes, or yo me he caído, tu te has caído...)



HA LLEGADO EL SERVICIO DE PRIMEROS AUXILIOS?

SI HA LLEGADO AQUI DE INMEDIATO.



When you ask

QUE SE HA ROTO CARLOS?



your answer could be

(el) SE HA ROTO VARIOS DIENTES

SE HA ROTO LA ROPA

SE HA ROTO UNA COSTILLA

SE HA ROTO UN ZAPATO

SE HA ROTO LA MUÑECA (WRIST)



The difference between "HA" and "SE HA" is



George ya "ha visto" esa obra de teatro así que "se ha" quedado en casa viendo televisión.

(Verbos: ver and quedar. The last one is QUEDARSE in a reflexive way)



GEORGE "HAS" ALREADY SEEN THAT PLAY SO HE "HAS" STAYED HOME WATCHING TV.



I hope you understand. I think your teacher should explain again when students don't undertand.



Good luck!

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Answer 2

It's a little tricky but once you get a hang of it, it's easy. It's just another way to describe the past tense.



Let's use Llegar.



Yo he llegado

(I have arrived)

Tu has llegado

(You have arrived)

Ud/el/ella ha llegado

(He has arrived)

Ellos han llegado

(They have arrived)

Nosotros hemos llegado

(We have arrived)



¿Se ha caído de su bicicleta un niño?

(Has a child fallen from his bicycle?)



¿Ha llegado el servicio de primeros auxilios?

(Has first aid arrived?)



Edit:

To answer the question, you can use se ha again and your teacher probably wants you to.



Q: ¿Qué se ha roto Carlos?

A: Carlos se (ha) roto la pierna.



But the 'ha' isn't really necessary in the response.

Answer 3

El/ella/ud. ha= He/She/You(formal) has or have....



You add the past particple to say what the subject has done.



Qué se ha roto Carlos?=What HAS Carlos Broken.(se ha roto=has broken).Roto is the past participle



Se ha caído de su bicicleta un niño?= Has the boy fallen off of his bike?(Se ha caído=Has fallen)



Ha llegado el servicio de primeros auxilios?= Have the first assistants service arrived?(Ha llegado here is translated to have arrived since has arrived doens't make sense in english for this sentence)

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The reason the Se was added in the first 2 sentences is because romperse and caerse are reflexive. You will only use se for the reflexive sentences where the subjuct has done something to himself.



Ex: él se ha cepillado los dientes=He has brushed his teeth( he did something to himself so it is reflexive)

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Edit: Qué se ha roto Carlos? Answer: Carlos se ha roto la pierna.=Carlos has broken his leg

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Edit @ Play nice little children: You can't say ''se roto la pierna'' because that would be '' he broken his leg'' when translated. You have to have the ''se ha roto''=he has broken.... You could say '' él se rompió la pierna'' though. Which mean he broke his leg.

Answer 4

well, i think it could sort of be translated into: has.

i´ll translate your questions:

what has carlos broken?- take note that this question refers to a part of carlos, i believe that is where "se" comes in. the question can be talking of a bone..



has a boy fallen off his bicycle?



has the first aid service gotten here?



im sorry if this doesn´t help, i wish i could explain it a bit better, but thats all i can do for you.

Answer 5

it's like: it has!



ha: it's a conjugated verb from: HABER: Have/has



¿Que se ha?: What has..?

¿Se ha caído..?: Does he/shehave fallen..?

¿Ha llegado el servicio..?: Does the... service have come?

Answer 6

'ha' he has han hemos habéis...is the auxiliary verb for the next verb.

I have lost my dog = yo he perdido mi perro.

He has lost his dog = Ha perdido su perro.

Se is for a reflexive verb. OR for the English passive mood, when there is no subject.

Se habla espagnol = Spanish is spoken (no particular subject.)



what has Carlos broken(himself)?



English speakers that understand the TRUE difference between, "I have lost my dog....and....I lost my dog, yesterday", will understand the same difference in Spanish.



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Answer 7

auxiliar ...



El se ha vuelto "loco" -- He is turned "crazy"

Answer 8

se ha = there is