Complete Definition of "reflexive pronoun"

English

Noun
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  1. A personal pronoun, having a form of "self" as a suffix to show that the subject's action affects the subject itself.
  2. In some languages, a pronoun that makes a transitive verb reflexive or reciprocal.

#:Spanish: Ã�l se#Spanish|se lavarse#Spanish|lavó — He washed (himself).
#:: Ã�l lavar#Spanish|lavó — He washed (something).
#:Russian: RUchar|он#Russian|Ð�н мÑ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�#Russian|помÑ�Ì�лÑ�Ñ� — He washed (himself).
#::RUchar|он#Russian|Ð�н мÑ�Ñ�Ñ�#Russian|помÑ�Ì�л — He washed (something).

Translations

Bosnian: povratna zamjenica f
Croatian: povratna zamjenica f
Dutch: wederkerend voornaamwoord n
Finnish: refleksiivipronomini
Icelandic: afturbeygt fornafn n
Japanese: �帰代�� (saiki daimeishi)
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Russian: возв�а�ное ме��оимение (vozvrátnoje mestoiménije) n
Serbian:
:Cyrilic: пов�а�на замени�а f
:Roman: povratna zamenica f

See also
myself
oneself
ourself
ourselves
yourself
yourselves
himself
herself
itself
themself<!--non-standard reflexive form of "they" used to refer to an unspecified individual-->
themselves

Category:Parts of speech

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ru:reflexive pronoun
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