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rank|power|mother|often|266|themselves|half|certain|sent

Pronunciation
English reflexive pronouns
IPA|/ð�m�s�lvz/, SAMPA|/DEm"sElvz/
audio|en-us-themselves.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: them·selves

Pronoun
en-pron|desc=personal pronoun

1. (the reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun) The people previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition, where the people are also the subject of the verb; also used for emphasis.

#:(reflexively): They�ve hurt themselves.
#:(after a preposition): They fought among themselves.
#:(for emphasis): They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves.

1. The person of unspecified gender previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition, where the person is also the subject of the verb; also used for emphasis.

#:(reflexively): Would whoever stole my phone please make themselves known.
#:(after a preposition): They�ve brought this on themselves.
#:(for emphasis): One of the children did this themselves.

Usage notes
For notes on the usage referring to a person of unspecified gender, see the usage notes for they.

Synonyms
i-c|non-gender-specific himself, themself

Translations
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Arabic: ARchar|ا��س�� unicode|(anfúsahum)
Chinese: ���己, �们�己 (t�men zìj�)
Dutch: zichzelf
Finnish: itsensä; (for emphasis) he#Finnish|he/ne#Finnish|ne ... itse
French: eux-mêmes
German: sich selber
Hungarian: maguk, magukat
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Italian: essi stessi
Japanese: 彼��身 (������, karerajishin)
Korean: 그� �� (geudeul jasin)
Portuguese: eles mesmos
Russian: �еб� (sebjá)
Spanish: ellos mismos
Swedish: sig själva
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Category:English third person pronouns

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• 2007-10-04 01:39 - Interwicket - iwiki +pl, te

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