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adjective
daily used word (top 100)
daily used word (top 100)
Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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ourselves
Also: yourself, thyself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves
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Usage Info
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Examples
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- Двуо́кись углеро́да сама́ по себе не яд. Carbon dioxide is not a poison in itself.
- К его изумле́нию, э́та дверь открыва́лась сама́ по себе. To his amazement, the door opened all by itself.
- Ты сам мне так сказа́л. You told me so yourself.
- После сме́рти своего́ му́жа она воспита́ла четырех дете́й сама́. After her husband's death, she brought up the four children by herself.
- Сам ка́шу завари́л, сам и расхлёбывай. If you make your bed, you've got to lie in it.
- Она пришла́ туда сама́. She went there by herself.
- Он был вдов, но через год после сва́дьбы сы́на не вы́держал и сам жени́лся. He was a widower, but a year after his son's wedding, he could not hold it any longer and also got married.
- Са́ми э́того не зна́ли. You didn't know that either.
- Само́ заживёт. It'll cure itself naturally.
- Он сам так сказа́л. He said it himself.
Declension
mmasculine | ffeminin | nneuter | plplural | |
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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 |
Comparatives
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comparative | - |
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superlative | - |
Short Forms
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