zichzelf — meaning in English
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English meaning
- himself pron The reflexive form of "he" — used when a male subject and object are the same person.
- itself pron Used to refer back to a thing that is both the subject and the object of the same action.
- themselves pron The reflexive form of "they" used for a group of people or things already mentioned.
Senses
zichzelf is used for these senses in English:
- himself (reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
- itself (emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate
- oneself A person's self: general form of himself, herself, themself or yourself.
himself — full definition
- pron The reflexive form of "he" — used when a male subject and object are the same person.
- pron Used for emphasis, to stress that he alone did something.
itself — full definition
- pron Used to refer back to a thing that is both the subject and the object of the same action.
- pron Used for emphasis, to stress that something acted alone or that a quality applies purely to the thing named.