See also: себе-

Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsɛbɛ]
  • Audio:(file)

Pronoun

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се́бе (sébe)

  1. (rare) Synonym of се́бе си (sébe si)

Macedonian

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себе (sebe)

  1. Long reflexive direct object pronoun (all persons).
  2. Long reflexive indirect object pronoun (all persons).

Old Church Slavonic

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Pronoun

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себе (sebe)

  1. genitive of сѧ ()

Declension

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Old Church Slavonic personal pronouns
nominative accusative genitive locative dative instrumental possessive
singular 1st person азъ (azŭ) мѧ () мене (mene) мьнѣ (mĭně) мьнѣ, ми (mĭně, mi) мъноѭ (mŭnojǫ) мои (moi)
2nd person тꙑ (ty) тѧ () тебе (tebe) тебѣ (tebě) тебѣ, ти (tebě, ti) тобоѭ (tobojǫ) твои (tvoi)
dual 1st person вѣ () на (na) наю (naju) наю (naju) нама, на (nama, na) нама (nama) нашь (našĭ)
2nd person ва (va) ва (va) ваю (vaju) ваю (vaju) вама, ва (vama, va) вама (vama) вашь (vašĭ)
plural 1st person мꙑ (my) нꙑ (ny) насъ (nasŭ) насъ (nasŭ) намъ, нꙑ (namŭ, ny) нами (nami) нашь (našĭ)
2nd person вꙑ (vy) вꙑ (vy) васъ (vasŭ) васъ (vasŭ) вамъ, вꙑ (vamŭ, vy) вами (vami) вашь (vašĭ)
reflexive сѧ () себе (sebe) себѣ (sebě) себѣ, си (sebě, si) собоѭ (sobojǫ) свои (svoi)

Old East Slavic

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Alternative forms

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  • сѧ ()accusative

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sebe.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sɛˈbɛ//sʲɛˈbʲɛ//sʲɛˈbʲɛ/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /sɛˈbɛ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /sʲɛˈbʲɛ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /sʲɛˈbʲɛ/

Pronoun

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себе (sebe)

  1. (reflexive) myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves, oneself (no nominative case)

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Descendants

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  • Belarusian: сябе́ (sjabjé) (Possibly through blending with accusative сѧ ())
  • Russian: себя́ (sebjá) (Possibly through blending with accusative сѧ ())
  • Ukrainian: себе́ (sebé)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: себе (sebe)

Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Perhaps borrowed from Old Church Slavonic себѣ (sebě) or inherited from Old East Slavic собѣ (sobě); both from Proto-Slavic *sebě.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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себе́ (sebé)

  1. dative/prepositional of себя́ (sebjá)

Particle

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себе́ (sebé)

  1. keep on
    А он себе́ чита́ет.A on sebé čitájet.But he (just) keeps on reading.

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Declension of Russian personal pronouns
singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m n f
nominative я
(ja)
ты
(ty)
он
(on)
оно́
(onó)
она́
(oná)
мы
(my)
вы
(vy)
они́1
(oní)
genitive меня́
(menjá)
тебя́
(tebjá)
его́2, него́2 3
(jevó, nevó)
её4, неё3 4
(jejó, nejó)
нас
(nas)
вас
(vas)
их, них3
(ix, nix)
себя́
(sebjá)
dative мне
(mne)
тебе́
(tebé)
ему́, нему́3
(jemú, nemú)
ей, ней3
(jej, nej)
нам
(nam)
вам
(vam)
им, ним3
(im, nim)
себе́
(sebé)
accusative меня́
(menjá)
тебя́
(tebjá)
его́2, него́2 3
(jevó, nevó)
её, неё3
(jejó, nejó)
нас
(nas)
вас
(vas)
их, них3
(ix, nix)
себя́
(sebjá)
instrumental мной, мно́ю5
(mnoj, mnóju)
тобо́й, тобо́ю5
(tobój, tobóju)
им, ним3
(im, nim)
ей, ней3, е́ю5, не́ю3 5
(jej, nej, jéju, néju)
на́ми
(námi)
ва́ми
(vámi)
и́ми, ни́ми3
(ími, ními)
собо́й, собо́ю5
(sobój, sobóju)
prepositional 6 мне
(mne)
тебе́
(tebé)
нём3
(njom)
ней3
(nej)
нас
(nas)
вас
(vas)
них3
(nix)
себе́
(sebé)
  1. Archaic feminine form: оне́ (oné).
  2. The letter г (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/.
  3. The alternative forms starting with н- (n-) are used after a preposition.
  4. Archaic forms: ея́ (jejá), нея́ (nejá).
  5. Instrumental forms ending in (-ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal.
  6. The prepositional case is never used without a preposition.

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sêbe/
  • Hyphenation: се‧бе

Pronoun

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се̏бе (Latin spelling sȅbe)

  1. oneself (reflexive pronoun)
    1. myself
    2. yourself
    3. himself
    4. herself
    5. itself
    6. ourselves
    7. yourselves
    8. themselves

Declension

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Declension of себе
singular plural
nominative
genitive се̏бе, се се̏бе
dative се̏би, си се̏би
accusative се̏бе, се се̏бе
vocative
locative се̏би се̏би
instrumental со̏бо̄м со̏бом

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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  • себе́: IPA(key): [seˈbɛ]
  • се́бе: IPA(key): [ˈsɛbe] (after prepositions)[1]
  • Audio; себе́ (sebé):(file)

Pronoun

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себе́ or се́бе (sebé or sébe)

  1. oneself (reflexive pronoun)
    1. myself
    2. yourself
    3. himself
    4. herself
    5. itself
    6. ourselves
    7. yourselves
    8. themselves

Declension

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Declension of Ukrainian personal pronouns
nominative genitive dative accusative instrumental locative
singular 1st person я (ja) мене́, ме́не* (mené, méne*) мені́ (mení) мене́, ме́не* (mené, méne*) мно́ю (mnóju) мені́ (mení)
2nd person ти (ty) тебе́, те́бе* (tebé, tébe*) тобі́ (tobí) тебе́, те́бе* (tebé, tébe*) тобо́ю (tobóju) тобі́ (tobí)
3rd
person
m він (vin) його́, ньо́го* (johó, nʹóho*) йому́ (jomú) його́, ньо́го* (johó, nʹóho*) ним (nym) ньо́му, нім (nʹómu, nim)
n воно́ (vonó)
f вона́ (voná) її́, не́ї* (jijí, néji*) їй (jij) її́, не́ї* (jijí, néji*) не́ю (néju) ній (nij)
plural 1st person ми (my) нас (nas) нам (nam) нас (nas) на́ми (námy) нас (nas)
2nd person ви (vy) вас (vas) вам (vam) вас (vas) ва́ми (vámy) вас (vas)
3rd person вони́ (voný) їх, них* (jix, nyx*) їм (jim) їх, них* (jix, nyx*) ни́ми (nýmy) них (nyx)
reflexive себе́, се́бе* (sebé, sébe*) собі́ (sobí) себе́, се́бе* (sebé, sébe*) собо́ю (sobóju) собі́ (sobí)

* The alternative forms with stress retraction and with an initial н- (n-) in the third person are used after a preposition.

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