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Translation

oneself (reflexive)

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Examples

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He saw himself in the mirror.

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She talks about herself.

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They did it for themselves.

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He looked at his own hand.

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He sees only himself.

Si is the reflexive pronoun, and it follows one strict rule: it points back to the subject of its own clause and can never be that subject itself. Li vidis lin means he saw some other man, while li vidis sin means he saw himself. Add mem for emphasis (pri si mem), and use the adjective form sia for "one's own".

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Word family

Words built on si with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.

  • sindonemaadjective

    devoted, selfless

    sidoni-em-

  • singardaadjective

    cautious, careful

    sigardi

  • sinmortigonoun

    suicide

    simortigi

  • sinsekvonoun

    succession; sequential order

    sisekvi

  • sintenonoun

    attitude; bearing, stance

    siteni

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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 7: si, el, unu and 8 more words.