сам
pronoundaily used word (top 100)
- 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
- Не беспоко́йтесь, я пойду́ сам.Don't worry about it, I'll go myself.
- Само́ заживёт.It'll cure itself naturally.
- Сам тако́й.It takes one to know one.
- Э́тот стари́к - сама́ любе́зность.The old man is the epitome of kindness.
- Ты действительно сам испёк пиро́г?Did you really bake the pie by yourself?
Declension
| mmasculine | ffeminine | 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 самоё | само́ | са́ми сами́х |
| inst.instrumental | сами́м | само́й самою́ | сами́м | сами́ми |
| prep.prepositional | само́м | само́й | само́м | сами́х |
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aizere464 edited Typical usage and Typical usage 3 weeks ago.
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Michel edited declension and word type 5 months ago.
karina_2Oc8i edited comparative forms 11 months ago.























