בעצם
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ע־צ־ם (ʿ-ṣ-m) |
From בְּ־ (b'-, “in, with”) + עֶצֶם(־) (étzem(-), “bone (of), (-'s) self”).
Adverb edit
בְּעֶצֶם • (b'étzem)
Preposition edit
בְּעֶצֶם־ • (b'étzem-)
- By ___self, on ___'s own, without assistance.
- 2009 December 5, צפריר רינת (tzafrír rinat), “[http:／www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/spages/1132728.html ועידת קופנהאגן | כמה דרכים שתוכלו לעשות בעצמכם להפחתת פליטת גזי חממה]” (v'idát kopenhagen | káma d'rakhím shetokh'lú la'asót b'atzm'khém l'hafkhatát p'litát gazéi khamamá, “Copenhagen Conference | Some Ways You Can Do by Yourselves for a Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions”), in הארץ (“Haaretz”).
Usage notes edit
- By its nature, this preposition only takes a personal pronoun as its object, such that it is only found in its inflected forms.
Inflection edit
Inflection table
| Non-personal-pronoun-including form | בְּעֶצֶם־ (b'étzem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Plural | ||
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | |
| First person | בְּעַצְמִי (b'atzmí) | בעצמנו (b'atzméinu) | ||
| Second person | בעצמך (b'atzm'khá) | בעצמך (b'atzmékh) | בעצמכם (b'atzm'khém) | בעצמכן (b'atzm'khén) |
| Third person | בעצמו (b'atzmó) | בעצמה (b'atzmáh) | בעצמם (b'atzmám) | בעצמן (b'atzmán) |
Anagrams edit
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew בְּעֶצֶם (b'étzem)
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
בעצם • (betsm)