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(i) The 'se' ending at the end of Spanish verbs indicates the Reflexive form, which corresponds basically to the English use of 'to....(one)self'. One way of translating the second example below (bañarse/ducharse) is 'to bathe oneself/to shower oneself'.
(ii) In Spanish, however, the form is also used to indicate the Passive form, corresponding to 'to be....ed', as in the two final examples (decirse/escribirse).
(iii) One additional complication is shown by the third example (irse), which doesn't have an English equivalent unless you treat 'irse' as meaning 'to go away': 'ir' meaning 'to go', and 'se' adding the 'away' element. The verb 'marchar' (walk) works in a similar way, 'marcharse' meaning 'to walk away'.
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dormirse --- to fall asleep.
bañarse / ducharse --- to take a shower.
irse ---- to go.
decirse ---- to be said
escribirse ---- to be written.
... ... ... Actually, there isn't any simple rule. The two languages do not have total one-to-one correspondence.
*I recommend you to use an excellent Spanish- English dictionary.
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