very often used word (#61)
Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
ourselves
Also: yourself, thyself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves
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Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.
A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- Хоро́ший това́р сам себя хва́лит. Good wine needs no bush.
- Свеча́ сама́ пога́сла. The candle went out by itself.
- Сам по себе дви́гатель очень хоро́ший. The engine is itself very good.
- Мы са́ми укра́сили ко́мнату. We decorated the room ourselves.
- Я и сам не ме́стный. I'm a stranger here myself.
- Сам я не ме́стный. I am a stranger here.
- Она жила там сама́. She lived there by herself.
- Сам ка́шу завари́л, сам и расхлёбывай. If you make your bed, you've got to lie in it.
- В сле́дующий раз я сде́лаю его сам. Next time I will do it myself.
- Она пришла́ туда сама́. She went there by herself.
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Declension
| mmasculin | ffeminin | 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 самое́ |
само́ |
са́ми сами́х |
| inst. instrumental | сами́м |
само́й самою́ |
сами́м | сами́ми |
| prep. prepositional | само́м | само́й | само́м | сами́х |
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Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
Comparatives
| comparative | - |
|---|---|
| superlative | - |
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
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