сам

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Contents 1 Russian 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Pronoun 1.2.1 Declension 1.2.2 Related terms 2 Serbo-Croatian 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Adjective 2.1.1.1 Declension 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Verb

[edit] Russian

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Pronoun

сам (sam)

1. (definitive pronoun) self, -self

   • Я сам э́то ви́дел — I saw it myself.
   • Само́ госуда́рство так реши́ло — The State itself has so decided.

[edit] Declension

	Masc. sg.	Fem. sg.	Neut. sg.	Plural
nominative	сам	сама́	само́	са́ми
genitive	самого́	само́й	самого́	сами́х
dative	самому́	само́й	самому́	сами́м
accusative	сам, самого́	саму́, самоё	само́	са́ми, сами́х
instrumental	сами́м	само́й, само́ю	сами́м	сами́ми
prepositional	о само́м	о само́й	о само́м	о сами́х

[edit] Related terms

• самый

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *samъ, from Proto-Indo-European *somos.

[edit] Adjective

са̑м (definite са̑мӣ, Roman spelling sȃm)

1. alone, sole
2. the very
3. unaided, single-handed
4. absolute, mere, unmixed
5. solitary, secluded

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *(j)esmь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *esmi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi.

[edit] Verb

са̏м (Roman spelling sȁm)

1. first-person singular present tense form of бити.