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myself

myself

Meaning of myself

Me; used for emphasis or reflexive action.

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British English/maɪˈself/
American English/maɪˈsɛlf/
Russian transcription[sʲɪˈbʲa sam]
myself
myself - себя
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myself with Russian translation

myself usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Я сам закончил отчёт.

I finished the report myself.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она сама перенесла коробки.

She carried the boxes herself.

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myself belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

myselfсебя
Iя
youты
heон
sheона
itоно
weмы

myself synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between myself / yourself / himself / herself / itself / ourselves

🇬🇧English
myself

Same as the headword: refers to the speaker for reflexive use or emphasis.

A1Very Often

I made it myself.

Я сделал это сам.

🇬🇧English

Reflexive or emphatic form for the person being addressed.

A1Very Often

Did you hurt yourself?

Ты поранил себя?

🇬🇧English

Reflexive or emphatic form used for a male person.

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He dressed himself.

Он оделся сам.

🇬🇧English

Reflexive or emphatic form used for a female person.

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She looked at herself in the mirror.

Она посмотрела на себя в зеркало.

🇬🇧English

Reflexive or emphatic form used for an object, animal, or idea.

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The cat cleaned itself.

Кошка вылизала себя.

🇬🇧English

Reflexive or emphatic form for we / us.

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We prepared ourselves for the trip.

Мы подготовились к поездке сами.

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yourselves

Reflexive or emphatic form for you plural.

A1Very Often

You should be proud of yourselves.

Вы должны гордиться собой.

🇬🇧English

Reflexive or emphatic form for they / them.

A1Very Often

They introduced themselves.

Они представились сами.

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How to pronounce myself and what this word means

myself translation: себя. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce myself

/maɪˈself/

myself translation

себя

myself examples

I finished the report myself.

myself transcription

/maɪˈself/, /maɪˈsɛlf/

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myself meaning: what does it mean?

Me; used for emphasis or reflexive action.

myself pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

myself is pronounced as /maɪˈself/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

myself definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I finished the report myself. Translation: Я сам закончил отчёт.

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