się

See also: sie, Sie, šie, and si'e

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sę. Cognate to Old Church Slavonic сѧ (sę).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕɛ/
• IPA^(key): /ɕɛ̃/

• Audio:

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Pronoun

się (genitive and accusative cases)

1. generic reflexive pronoun; oneself, themselves, self

   Nazywam się Daniel.

   My name is Daniel (lit: I call myself Daniel).

2. each other, one another

Usage notes

• Się is used for all grammatical persons, both singular and plural. Się is also used in reflexive verbs, which are often not translated into English as reflexive, for example bać się (“to fear, be afraid of”).

Declension

Declension of -

	singular and plural
nominative	—
genitive	się/siebie
dative	sobie
accusative	się/siebie
instrumental	sobą
locative	sobie
vocative	—

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...

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