Reflexive pronoun
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A reflexive pronoun indicates that the action of the subject is directed to itself. The endings in English are -self and -themselves, and are added to the pronoun.
For example:
- He talks with himself.
- They couldnt find the way themselves.
The reflexive pronouns in English are:
- myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Unlike for example Russian, English doesn't modify a verb to show it is a reflexive verb. All reflexive actions are indicated by the reflexive pronouns.
For example:
- He hasn't shaved.
- He hasn't shaved himself.
There is a very slight difference in these two sentences. The first sentence is a kind of factual statement/observation that the person is unshaven. The second sentence implies that the person hasn't performed the action of shaving. The result is of course the same.
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Translations
- Danish: refleksivt pronomen/stedord n, tilbagevirkende pronomen/stedord n
- Faroese: afturbent fornavn n
- Swedish: reflexivt pronomen n
- Dutch: wederkerend voornaamwoord n
- Portuguese: pronome reflexivo m
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