itself
It; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subjectIt; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
» The tree fell down by itself.
Der Baum ist von alleine umgefallen.
Дерево само упало.
Дерево впало саме.
Meaning
3 senses(neuter, personal, pronoun, reflexive, singular, third person)It; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
When the opportunity presented itself, no feasible course of action suggested itself (to us).
von selbst, von allein, selbst
-ся-sja, себя́sebjá, сам себя́sam sebjá
се́беsébe
(emphatic, neuter, personal, pronoun, singular, third person)It; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate
The door itself is quite heavy.
оно́ само́onó samó
воно́ само́vonó samó, само́samó
(archaic, emphatic, neuter, personal, pronoun, singular, third person)It; used to refer back to an earlier subject
Examples
694 sentencesThe tree fell down by itself.
Дерево впало саме. — deniko
ruДерево само упало. — marafon
deDer Baum ist von alleine umgefallen. — xtofu80
Does history really repeat itself?
Історія насправді повторюється? — deniko
ruИстория действительно повторяется? — marafon
The candle went out by itself.
Свічка сама згасла. — brambury
ruСвеча сама погасла. — nanbanjin
deDie Kerze ging von selber aus. — MUIRIEL
The fire went out by itself.
ruОгонь погас сам собой. — odexed
deDas Feuer erlosch von alleine. — xtofu80
The process itself is very complicated.
deDer Vorgang selbst ist sehr kompliziert. — mramosch
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English hit-self, equivalent to it + -self.From Middle English hit-self, equivalent to it + -self.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
36 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- repeating itself
- speaks for itself
- care of itself