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Hello,

I just wanted to know what the difference is between you and yourself? I always had trouble understanding the difference between the two. I would really appriciate the help. Thank You very much

Welcome to SpanishDict, Bianca. - rac1, Sep 3, 2017

Answer 1

Adding to Bosque -

Whenever the subject and object are the same you would use a -self form of pronoun:

You love yourself (direct object pronoun).
He gave himself a present (indirect object pronoun).

And in commands:

Move yourself out of here (note the difference when the object is not also the recipient of the command: Move him out of here).

And for emphasis:

They themselves are responsible.

And, with "by," to express solitude:

You are by yourself.

I knew you would know more. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 4, 2017

A few double ups to be fair Bosque, but repetition is one way to learn :) - jellonz, Sep 4, 2017

:) - FELIZ77, Sep 4, 2017

Answer 2

I just wanted to know what the difference is between you and yourself. I have always had trouble understanding the difference between the two. I would really appreciate the help. Thank you very much.

En lo más simple:

You- tú, te, ti

Yourself- "te" con el sentido de "a ti mismo/a".

Te lavas (a ti mismo)- you wash yourself (no puedes usar you aquí)

Él te lava- he washes you (no puedes usar yourself aquí)

Quizás haya excepciones, espera otras respuestas.

Una que he encontrado:

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/grammar/when-to-use-myself-and-yourself

Yourself

As with myself, there are two standard ways of using yourself to which nobody will object: as a reflexive pronoun (Did you hurt yourself?; Help yourself to some cake, Tim) and for emphasis (You are going to have to do it yourself).

Staff who deal with the public in businesses such as restaurants, call centres, and the like, quite often use yourself in a rather different way, as a substitute for you: Is this soup for yourself?; Is the appliance for yourself, sir? Using yourself in this way should be avoided in any kind of formal writing, and is considered wrong by some people even in speech. Arguably, however, it fulfils a useful function in the situations mentioned: it sounds more formal and less direct than you, and is thus perceived as more polite.

You are going to have to do it yourself

Creo que sería:

Vas a tener que hacerlo tú mismo.

When do you start your Spanish teaching job?? :) - Daniela2041, Sep 4, 2017

I thought I was answering an English question this time. :D - bosquederoble, Sep 4, 2017

Great answer, Bosque :) - FELIZ77, Sep 4, 2017