się

See also sie, and Sie

Polish

Etymology

Cognate to Old Church Slavonic сѧ (sę).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɕɛ/

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Pronoun

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

    declension of się

	singular only
nominative	–
genitive	się/siebie
dative	sobie
accusative	się/siebie
instrumental	sobą
locative	sobie
vocative	–

Usage notes

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

się

1. Used to form impersonal present or future tense.

   Robi się późno.

   It's getting late.

   Mówi się, że...

   It is said that...