себя
ourselves
used to mean we or us and not other people
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ourselves — used to mean we or us and not other people
We solved the problem ourselves.
Мы решили проблему сами.
Main reflexive pronoun: refers back to the subject.
We must take care of ourselves.
Мы должны беречь себя.
Accusative/genitive form of «мы»; only partly overlaps with «ourselves» in some constructions.
Nobody understood us.
Нас никто не понял.
Emphasizes that an action is done personally, without help from others: «мы сами» = «we personally, by ourselves».
We did it ourselves.
Мы сами это сделали.
An emphatic form: stresses that the action is directed at oneself; often feels repetitive and strongly focused.
They deceived themselves.
Они сами себя обманули.
A phrase that emphasizes independence: it was specifically «we», not someone else, who did it ourselves.
We will solve this problem ourselves.
Мы сами решим эту проблему.
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В чем разница в английском между carry, wear, tote и lug
Carry — нести или иметь при себе, wear — носить на теле, tote — таскать с собой, lug — тащить тяжёлое с усилием.
В чем разница в английском между whole, entire, complete и intact
Разница между whole, entire, complete и intact: целое, весь объем, завершенность и сохранность без повреждений.
В чем разница в английском между choose, pick, select и opt for
Разница между choose, pick, select и opt for: обычный выбор, разговорный выбор, выбор из списка и осознанное предпочтение.
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How to pronounce себя and what this word means
себя translation: ourselves. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce себя
[sʲɪˈbʲa]
себя translation
ourselves
себя examples
We solved the problem ourselves.
себя transcription
[sʲɪˈbʲa]
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себя meaning: what does it mean?
мы сами, а не другие люди
себя pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
себя is pronounced as [sʲɪˈbʲa]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
себя definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
We solved the problem ourselves. Translation: Мы решили проблему сами.
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