themselves
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themselves(
thehm
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sehlvz
)A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
1. (emphatic)
They managed to fix the car themselves.Consiguieron arreglar el coche ellos mismos.
b. ellas mismas (third person feminine plural)
The girls can wash the dishes themselves.Las chicas pueden lavar los platos ellas mismas.
2. (reflexive)
a. se (third person plural)
They bought themselves suits for the wedding.Se compraron trajes para la boda.
a. sí mismos (third person masculine plural)
Those guys only think about themselves.Esos tipos solo piensan en sí mismos.
b. sí mismas (third person feminine plural)
The students who failed the test were ashamed of themselves.Las alumnas que fallaron el examen estaban avergonzadas de sí mismas.
4. (as normal)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
After coming back from the war, it took a while for them to act themselves again.Después de volver de la guerra, tardaron un tiempo en volver a ser ellos mismos.
What's wrong with the twins? They don't seem like themselves.¿Qué pasa con los gemelos? No parecen los de siempre.
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