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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
adverb
very often used word (#61)

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ourselves

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

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«Простыни я пове́шу сама́, - сказа́ла сосе́дка. - Уж очень они тяжелые». I'll hang the sheets myself, the neighbor said. "It's not like they're that heavy."
Сам завари́л ка́шу, сам и расхлёбывай. You reap what you sow.
Само́ собой разумеется, здоро́вье доро́же де́нег. Needless to say, health is above wealth.
Она пришла́ туда сама́. She went there by herself.
Мы са́ми укра́сили ко́мнату. We decorated the room ourselves.
Я сам ви́дел его. I saw him with my own eyes.
Гнило́й зуб сам вы́пал. The decayed tooth came out on its own.
Не рой друго́му я́му – сам в неё попадёшь. Don't dig a pit for somebody to fall into, or you will end up in it yourself.
Сам завари́л ка́шу, сам и расхлёбывай. You reap what you sow.
Да́йте мне пищу для размышле́ния, еду для желу́дка я и сам найду́! Give me food for thought, and I will find food for my stomach!

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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