suī — meaning in English
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English meaning
- herself pron Used to refer back to a female subject already mentioned in the sentence.
- himself pron The reflexive form of "he" — used when a male subject and object are the same person.
- its det Belonging to it.
- itself pron Used to refer back to a thing that is both the subject and the object of the same action.
Senses
suī is used for these senses in English:
- herself (reflexive pronoun) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.
- himself (reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
- its Belonging to it. [from 16th c.]
- itself (emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate
herself — full definition
- pron Used to refer back to a female subject already mentioned in the sentence.
- pron Used to emphasize that a woman did something without help or personally.
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.