sich selbst
himself
him personally; used for emphasis or reflexively
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What's the difference between sich selbst / selbst / persönlich / eigenhändig / ihn / er
Refers to the person personally; often means “oneself” or adds emphasis.
Emphasizes that something concerns the person directly and personally; more often means “personally” than reflexive “himself.”
Means “by his own hand,” “personally done by himself”; stresses that the action was performed by the person directly.
Object form meaning “him”; can refer to a male person, but does not itself mean reflexive “himself” without context.
Personal pronoun meaning “he”; refers to a male person and does not express reflexive meaning.
Dative form meaning “to him” or “him”; marks the recipient of an action, not the reflexive “himself.”
Describes reflexive use: the action refers back to the subject, as in “oneself” or “to oneself.”
Means “emphasized” or “stressed”; shows that a form is used for emphasis rather than as a plain pronoun.
Means “directly” or “straight”; expresses lack of mediation, not reflexive meaning.
Means that something is meant or understood as referring to the person personally; close to “meant personally.”
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sich selbst means himself. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce sich selbst
/zɪç ˈzɛlpst/
sich selbst translation
himself
sich selbst examples
Er hat sich selbst geholfen.
sich selbst transcription
/zɪç ˈzɛlpst/
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sich selbst meaning: what does it mean?
er selbst; zur Betonung oder als Reflexivpronomen
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sich selbst is pronounced as /zɪç ˈzɛlpst/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
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Er hat sich selbst geholfen. Translation: Он помог себе сам.
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