zich
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[edit] Dutch
[edit] Pronoun
zich
- himself, herself, itself, oneself, themselves; (polite form) yourself, yourselves
- Hij wast zich. — He washes himself.
- Hij wast zich het gezicht. — He washes his face.
- Vergist u zich niet? — Aren't you mistaken? (polite)
- Ieder voor zich. — Every man for himself.
- expresses an unintended result with many otherwise non-reflexive, even ergative verbs
- Hij viel zich een ongeluk — He fell and this resulted in an accident.
- Hij lachte zich een bult — He laughed so severely that it left him a hunchback.
[edit] Declension
[edit] Usage notes
- Zich can be used whether the reflexivity of the verb is optional or mandatory. Optionally reflexive verbs can also take zichzelf as reflexive pronoun.
