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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmich selbst
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mɪç sɛlbst
"Ich habe mich selbst gesehen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used as the object of a verb or preposition when the person affected by the action is the same as the subject.
"I cut myself while chopping vegetables." - 2
Used to emphasize a particular noun or pronoun, often the speaker.
"I will do the report myself."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'min' (my) and 'self', combining the possessive determiner with the self-referential identity marker. Over centuries, it evolved from an emphatic modifier into a standard reflexive and object pronoun.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Myself" is said worldwide
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moi-même
Transliteration: mwa-mɛm
"Je l'ai fait moi-même."
mich selbst
Transliteration: mɪç sɛlbst
"Ich habe mich selbst gesehen."
me stesso
Transliteration: mɛ ˈstɛs.so
"L'ho fatto io stesso."
mí mismo
Transliteration: mi ˈmiz.mo
"Lo hice por mí mismo."
mim mesmo
Transliteration: mĩ ˈmez.mu
"Eu fiz isso por mim mesmo."
स्वयं
Transliteration: swayam
"मैंने यह काम स्वयं किया।"
我自己
Transliteration: wǒ zì jǐ
"我自己完成了这个任务。"
나 자신
Transliteration: na jasin
"나는 나 자신을 믿는다."
自分自身
Transliteration: jibun jishin
"私は自分自身でそれをやった。"
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