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yourself

yourself

Meaning of yourself

the reflexive form of 'you'

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British English/jɔːˈself/
American English/jʊrˈsɛlf/
Russian transcription[sʲɪˈbʲa; sam; sɐˈma]
yourself
yourself - сам
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yourself with Russian translation

yourself usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Пожалуйста, налей себе чаю.

Please help yourself to some tea.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Чувствуй себя как дома.

Make yourself at home.

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yourselfсам
Iя
youты
heон
sheона
itоно
weмы

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What's the difference between yourself / your / yours / himself / herself / oneself

🇬🇧English
yourself

the reflexive form of 'you'; used when 'you' are both the subject and the object

A1Very Often

You should be proud of yourself.

Ты должен гордиться собой.

🇬🇧English

shows possession; it does not mean 'yourself'

A1Very Often

Your bag is on the table.

Твоя сумка на столе.

🇬🇧English

possessive pronoun meaning 'belonging to you'; not reflexive

A1Often

This book is yours.

Эта книга твоя.

🇬🇧English

reflexive form used for a male person; not used for 'you'

A1Often

He hurt himself.

Он поранил себя.

🇬🇧English

reflexive form used for a female person; not used for 'you'

A1Often

She introduced herself.

Она представилась сама.

O
🇬🇧English
oneself

general reflexive form meaning 'a person oneself'; not specific to 'you'

A1Rarely

One should be honest with oneself.

Нужно быть честным с самим собой.

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How to pronounce yourself and what this word means

yourself translation: сам. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce yourself

/jɔːˈself/

yourself translation

сам

yourself examples

Please help yourself to some tea.

yourself transcription

/jɔːˈself/, /jʊrˈsɛlf/

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yourself meaning: what does it mean?

the reflexive form of 'you'

yourself pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Please help yourself to some tea. Translation: Пожалуйста, налей себе чаю.

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