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сам

pronoundaily used word (top 100)B1
  • 1.

    ourselves, yourself, oneself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves

    sometimes сам собой = itself/ oneself

Usage info

"сам" is not an adjective. Instead, it is a reflexive pronoun used for emphasis.

Examples

Declension

mmasculineffemininenneuterplplural
nom.nominative

са́м

сама́

само́

са́ми

gen.genitive

самого́

само́й

самого́

сами́х

dat.dative

самому́

само́й

самому́

сами́м

acc.accusative

са́м

самого́

саму́

самоё

само́

са́ми

сами́х

inst.instrumental

сами́м

само́й

самою́

сами́м

сами́ми

prep.prepositional

само́м

само́й

само́м

сами́х

Typical usagePRO

  • Doing something oneself

    • сде́лать э́то сам/сама́

      do it oneself

    • спра́виться сам/сама́

      manage on one's own

    • при́йти сам/сама́

      come by oneself

    • прове́рь себя́ сам/сама́

      check it yourself

  • By itself / in itself

    • само́ по себе́

      in itself; per se

    • само́ собо́й

      naturally; by itself

    • само́ собо́й разуме́ется

      of course; it goes without saying

    • говори́т само́ за себя́

      speaks for itself

  • Idioms and set phrases

    • сам не сво́й

      not oneself; out of sorts

    • сам не рад

      regrets it; not happy about it

    • сам вино́ват

      it's your own fault

    • сам дура́к!

      Look who's stupid!; You're the idiot!

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  • aizere464 edited Typical usage and Typical usage 1 month ago.
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  • Michel edited declension and word type 5 months ago.
  • karina_2Oc8i edited comparative forms 1 year ago.