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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. 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).

сам

adjective
very often used word (#61)

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ourselves

Also: yourself, thyself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves

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Я сам ви́дел его. I saw him with my own eyes.
Свеча́ сама́ пога́сла. The candle went out by itself.
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.
Отсу́тствие свиде́тельств обра́тного само́ по себе свиде́тельствует, что Ваша тео́рия, скорее всего, верна́. The lack of evidence to the contrary is itself evidence that your theory is probably right.
Само́ пройдёт. It'll cure itself naturally.
Само́ заживёт. It'll cure itself naturally.
Ты сам де́лал дома́шнее зада́ние? Did you do the homework by yourself?
Са́ми э́того не зна́ли. You didn't know that either.
Сам ка́шу завари́л, сам и расхлёбывай. If you make your bed, you've got to lie in it.
Мы са́ми укра́сили ко́мнату. We decorated the room 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