adjective
very often used word (#61)
very often used word (#61)
Translation
Please do not include annotations (e.g. "medicine" or "colloquially") or hints of usage (e.g. "[Acc.]").
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1.ourselves, yourself, thyself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves
ourselves
Also: yourself, thyself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves
Also
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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
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Examples
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- Сам по себе дви́гатель очень хоро́ший. The engine is itself very good.
- Автомоби́ль сам по себе не хоро́ший и не плохо́й, всё зави́сит от води́теля. A car in itself is neither good nor bad; it depends on the driver.
- Я сам ви́дел его. I saw him with my own eyes.
- Мы ви́дим ве́щи не таки́ми, каки́е они есть, а таки́ми, каковы́ мы са́ми. We don't see things as they are, but as we are.
- Не надо на э́то жа́ловаться. Сам э́того проси́л. Don't complain about that. You've asked for it.
- Если хо́чешь хорошо изучи́ть язы́к, изучи́ его сам. If you want to learn a language well, learn it by yourself.
- Ка́ждый, в ито́ге, должен учи́ться сам. Everyone must learn on their own in the end.
- Ты действительно сам испёк пиро́г? Did you really bake the pie by yourself?
- Я сам э́то зна́ю. I know it myself.
- Почему мы не мо́жем са́ми себя щекота́ть? Why can't we tickle ourselves?
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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 |
Editing declensions: If there are two forms for a word, please separate them by a comma.
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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