си

See also: Си and Appendix:Variations of "si"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [si]

Etymology 1

Pronoun

си • (si)

1. (reflexive, clitic) the dative short form of the reflexive pronoun себе си (sebe si), part of reflexive verbs, denoting that the subject is simultaneously the indirect object; corresponds to (to/for) myself, (to/for) yourself, (to/for) himself, (to/for) herself, (to/for) itself, (to/for) ourselves, (to/for) yourselves, (to/for) themselves

   Купих си книга.

   Kupih si kniga.

   I bought myself a book.

   Тя си купи книга.

   Tja si kupi kniga.

   She bought herself a book.

   Мисля си.

   Mislja si.

   I think to myself.

   Казах си.

   Kazah si.

   I said to myself.

2. (reciprocal, clitic) dative reciprocal pronoun, denoting that the agents perform the mutual actions among themselves; corresponds to (to/for) each other, (to/for) one another

   Говорим си.

   Govorim si.

   We are talking to each other.

   Трябва да си помагаме.

   Trjabva da si pomagame.

   We must help one another.

   Размениха си бързи погледи.

   Razmeniha si bǎrzi pogledi.

   They exchanged glances (with each other).

3. (reflexive, clitic) reflexive pronoun, part of reflexive verbs, meaning that one does something for one's own enjoyment, it is usually not translated

   Ще си стоя тук и ще си чета.

   Šte si stoja tuk i šte si četa.

   I'll stay here and spend the time reading.

4. (reflexive, possessive, clitic) the short form of the reflexive possessive pronoun свой (svoj), denoting that the object it modifies belongs to the subject of the sentence; corresponds to one's, my, his, her, its, our, your, their

   Аз говоря за баща си.

   Az govorja za bašta si.

   I'm talking about my father.

   Ти говориш за баща си.

   Ti govoriš za bašta si.

   You're talking about your father.

   Той говори за баща си.

   Toj govori za bašta si.

   He's talking about his (own) father.

   Той говори за баща му.

   Toj govori za bašta mu.

   He's talking about his (someone else's) father.

Etymology 2

Verb

си • (si)

1. second-person singular present indicative of съм (sǎm)

Etymology 3

Particle

си • (si)

1. used with certain verbs of movement, meaning that the movement is directed towards one's home or towards the place one came from

   Върви си!

   Vǎrvi si!

   Go home!/Go away!/Go your way!/Go where you came from!

   Трябва да си тръгвам.

   Trjabva da si trǎgvam.

   I must go home now./I must be going now./It’s time I were moving.

   Тя си отиде.

   Tja si otide.

   She left./She went her way./She went home.

2. used after indefinite pronouns and adverbs to intensify the indefiniteness

   нещо си ― nešto si ― something or other

   някой си ― njakoj si ― someone or other

   някъде си ― njakǎde si ― somewhere or other

Etymology 4

French si

Noun

си • (si) n (indeclinable)

1. (music) B (the seventh note in the C major scale)

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Evenki

Alternative forms

• һи (һi) – Ayan-Mai, Ilimpeya

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *si (“you, thou”). Compare also Udihe си (si), Even һӣ (ḥī) and Manchu ᠰᡳ (si).

Pronoun

си • (si)

1. you (singular)

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Macedonian

Pronoun

си • (si)

1. Short reflexive indirect object pronoun.
2. (reflexive, clitic) the dative short form of the reflexive pronoun себе си, part of reflexive verbs, denoting that the subject is simultaneously the indirect object; corresponds to (to/for) myself, (to/for) yourself, (to/for) himself, (to/for) herself, (to/for) itself, (to/for) ourselves, (to/for) yourselves, (to/for) themselves

   Книга си купив. ― Kniga si kupiv. ― I bought myself a book.

   Таа си купи книга. ― Taa si kupi kniga. ― She bought herself a book.

   Јас си мислам. ― Jas si mislam. ― I think to myself.

   Јас си реков. ― Jas si rekov. ― I said to myself.

3. (reciprocal, clitic) dative reciprocal pronoun, denoting that the agents perform the mutual actions among themselves; corresponds to (to/for) each other, (to/for) one another

   Ние си зборуваме. ― Nie si zboruvame. ― We are talking to each other.

4. (reflexive, clitic) reflexive pronoun, part of reflexive verbs, meaning that one does something for one's own enjoyment, it is usually not translated

   Ќе си стојам тука и ќе си читам. ― Ḱe si stojam tuka i ḱe si čitam. ― I'll stay here and spend the time reading.

Particle

си • (si)

1. used with certain verbs of movement, meaning that the movement is directed towards one's home or towards the place one came from

   Оди си (дома)! ― Odi si (doma)! ― Go home!/Go away!/Go your way!/Go where you came from!

   Требам да си тргнам. ― Trebam da si trgnam. ― I must go home now./I must be going now./It’s time I were moving.

   Таа си отиде (дома). ― Taa si otide (doma). ― She left./She went her way./She went home.

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲi]

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Noun

си • (si) n inan (indeclinable)

1. (music) B (musical note)

   си дие́з ― si dijéz/diéz ― B sharp

   си бемо́ль ― si bemólʹ ― B flat

2. (music) ti (musical note)
3. (English language) C, c (letter of the Latin alphabet)

Synonyms

• (letter of the Latin alphabet): цэ (cɛ)

See also

• Previous: (musical note): ля (lja)
• Next: (musical note): до (do)

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si/

Pronoun

си (Latin spelling si)

1. to oneself (clitic dative singular of се̏бе (“oneself”))
   1. to myself
   2. to yourself
   3. to himself
   4. to herself
   5. to itself
   6. to ourselves
   7. to yourselves
   8. to themselves

Declension

Declension of си

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

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Udihe

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *si (“you, thou”). Compare also Evenki си (si), Even һӣ (ḥī) and Manchu ᠰᡳ (si).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si/

Pronoun

си (si)

1. second-person singular, nominative case: you, thou