Passive/impersonal

ANDREW G.C1Kwiziq community member

If one wanted to say: "Police officers are needed at the bank entrance"

One can say: "Se necesitan policías en la entrada del banco."

In sentences like this can "policías" ever precede the verb? (ie "Policías se necesitan..."

Asked 4 years ago

InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Andrew

No, in this type of sentence you can't place it in the beginning, it needs to be after the verb.

Saludos

Inma

Like04 years ago

If one wanted to say: "Police officers are needed at the bank entrance"

One can say: "Se necesitan policías en la entrada del banco."

In sentences like this can "policías" ever precede the verb? (ie "Policías se necesitan..."

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