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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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Иногда мой дед говори́т сам с собой, когда он остаётся один. Sometimes my grandfather talks to himself when left alone.
Она — сама́ ве́жливость. She is politeness itself.
Сам ка́шу завари́л, сам и расхлёбывай. If you make your bed, you've got to lie in it.
Сам по себе дви́гатель очень хоро́ший. The engine is itself very good.
В сле́дующий раз я сде́лаю его сам. Next time I will do it myself.
Иди́ и посмотри́ сам. You should go and see for yourself.
Он сам пригото́вил ужин. He prepared supper by himself.
Хоро́ший това́р сам себя хва́лит. Good wine needs no bush.
Он сам так сказа́л. He said it himself.
Ты мо́жешь реши́ть э́ту пробле́му сам? Can you solve the problem by yourself?

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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