reflexive pronoun

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.1.2 Derived terms 1.1.3 See also

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reflexive pronoun (plural reflexive pronouns)

1. A personal pronoun, having a form of "self" as a suffix to show that the subject's action affects the subject itself.
2. In some languages, a pronoun that makes a transitive verb reflexive or reciprocal.

   Spanish: Él se lavó — He washed (himself).

   Él lavó — He washed (something).

   Russian: Он помы́лся — He washed (himself).

   Он помы́л — He washed (something).

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• reflexive possessive pronoun

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• myself
• oneself
• ourself
• ourselves
• yourself
• yourselves
• himself
• herself
• itself
• themself
• themselves