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"Herself" is a pronoun which is often translated as "ella misma", and "she" is a pronoun which is often translated as "ella". Learn more about the difference between "herself" and "she" below.
herself(
huhr
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sehlf
)A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
1. (emphatic)
b. sí misma (after preposition)
Did mom buy this for me? - No, she bought it for herself.¿Mamá compró esto para mí? - No, lo compró para sí misma.
2. (reflexive)
a. se
It was hard for her to dress herself after breaking her arm.Le fue difícil vestirse después de romper el brazo.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Julia has not been herself since she came back from Paris.Julia ha cambiado desde que volvió de París.
She hasn't been herself all week.Ella no ha sido la de siempre la semana entera.
she(
shi
)A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. la nena (F) (human) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We'll be happy whether the baby's a he or a she.Estaremos felices aunque el bebé sea nene o nena.
