sich selbst — meaning in English

English meaning

• itself pron Used to refer back to a thing that is both the subject and the object of the same action.
• yourself pronoun Refers back to the person being spoken to, when they are both the doer and the receiver of an action.

Senses

sich selbst is used for these senses in English:

• yourself (reflexive pronoun) Your own self (singular).

itself — full definition

1. pron Used to refer back to a thing that is both the subject and the object of the same action.
2. pron Used for emphasis, to stress that something acted alone or that a quality applies purely to the thing named.

yourself — full definition

1. pronoun Refers back to the person being spoken to, when they are both the doer and the receiver of an action.
2. pronoun Used for emphasis, to stress that the person did something alone or personally.

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