się

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See also sie, and Sie

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Polish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Cognate to Old Church Slavonic сѧ ().

Pronunciation [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

się

  1. a reflexive pronoun
    1. myself
      Nazywam się Daniel.
      My name is Daniel. (lit: I call myself Daniel.)
    2. yourself
    3. herself
    4. himself
    5. itself
    6. oneself
    7. ourselves
    8. yourselves
    9. themselves
    10. each other, one another

Declension [edit]

Usage notes [edit]

się is used to make reflexive verbs in Polish. Reflexive verbs in Polish are often not translated into English as reflexive, for bać się (to fear, be afraid of)

się is used for all grammatical persons, both in singular and plural.

Particle [edit]

się

  1. Used to form impersonal present or future tense.
    Robi się późno.
    It's getting late.
    Mówi się, że...
    It is said that...