sobie

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sebě.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.bjɛ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔbjɛ
• Syllabification: so‧bie

Pronoun

sobie

1. dative/locative singular of się
   1. (reflexively) oneself, myself, yourself, itself, etc.

      Zawsze myślisz tylko o sobie. ― You're always thinking about yourself.

      1. (colloquial) ethical dative, used to express the comfortableness of performing the described action or the pleasure in performing it

         Siedzę sobie na ławce. ― I'm just sitting on the bench.

   2. (reciprocally) each other, one another

Declension

Declension of -

	singular and plural
nominative	—
genitive	się/siebie
dative	sobie
accusative	się/siebie
instrumental	sobą
locative	sobie
vocative	—

Further reading

• sobie in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɔbi̯e]

Adjective

sobie

1. inflection of sobí:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative singular
   2. inanimate masculine nominative/accusative plural
   3. feminine/neuter nominative/accusative plural