сам
- 1.
ourselves, yourself, oneself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves
sometimes сам собой = itself/ oneself
Usage info
"сам" is not an adjective. Instead, it is a reflexive pronoun used for emphasis.
Examples
Declension
| mmasculine | ffeminine | nneuter | plplural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom.nominative | са́м | сама́ | само́ | са́ми |
| gen.genitive | самого́ | само́й | самого́ | сами́х |
| dat.dative | самому́ | само́й | самому́ | сами́м |
| acc.accusative | са́м самого́ | саму́ самоё | само́ | са́ми сами́х |
| inst.instrumental | сами́м | само́й самою́ | сами́м | сами́ми |
| prep.prepositional | само́м | само́й | само́м | сами́х |
Typical usagePRO
Doing something oneself
сде́лать э́то сам/сама́
do it oneself
спра́виться сам/сама́
manage on one's own
при́йти сам/сама́
come by oneself
прове́рь себя́ сам/сама́
check it yourself
By itself / in itself
само́ по себе́
in itself; per se
само́ собо́й
naturally; by itself
само́ собо́й разуме́ется
of course; it goes without saying
говори́т само́ за себя́
speaks for itself
Idioms and set phrases
сам не сво́й
not oneself; out of sorts
сам не рад
regrets it; not happy about it
сам вино́ват
it's your own fault
сам дура́к!
Look who's stupid!; You're the idiot!
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aizere464 edited Typical usage and Typical usage 1 month ago.
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Michel edited declension and word type 5 months ago.
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