essere in sé

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to be in oneself”.

Verb

èssere in sé (first-person singular present sóno in sé, first-person singular past historic fùi in sé, past participle stàto in sé, first-person singular imperfect èro in sé, first-person singular future sarò in sé, first-person singular subjunctive sìa in sé, first-person singular imperfect subjunctive fóssi in sé, second-person singular imperative sìi in sé, auxiliary èssere)

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to possess and be able to control one's mental faculties; feel like oneself
   • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

     «Non sono tanto in me.»

     "I ain't meself, quite."

     (literally, “"I don't feel much like myself.”)