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Oneself in Russian 🇷🇺


in English in Russian S
oneself сам
How to say “oneself” in Russian? “Сам”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “сам” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on oneself in Russian like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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**Tips to remember the Russian word:**
Try associating "сам" with "self" because they both refer to the subject itself, whether it's oneself, himself, herself, etc. Visualize someone saying "I did it all by сам (self)."

**Explanations:**
"Сам" is a reflexive pronoun in Russian used to emphasize that someone did something by themselves. It translates to "oneself," "himself," "herself," etc., depending on the context. It can also be used to convey a sense of independence or personal responsibility.

**Other words that mean the same thing:**
1. "Собá" (sobá) for "oneself" in a formal or literary context, though it is rarely used this way.
2. Инá сaмo, which means "other self" or "alter ego" but is not common.

**Alternate meanings like slang:**
While "сам" primarily keeps to its meaning of "self," in informal speech, it can sometimes be used to express the idea of being solitary or alone, similar to saying "I'm by myself."

**Examples of sentences that use it:**
1. Я сам сделал домашнее задание. (Ya sam sdelal domashneye zadaniye.) – I did the homework myself.
2. Она живёт сама. (Ona zhivyot sama.) – She lives by herself.
3. Мы можем это сделать сами. (My mozhem eto sdelat' sami.) – We can do it ourselves.
4. Он сам по себе интересный человек. (On sam po sebe interesnyy chelovek.) – He is an interesting person in and of himself.

**Romanized characters:**
– Ya sam sdelal domashneye zadaniye.
– Ona zhivyot sama.
– My mozhem eto sdelat' sami.
– On sam po sebe interesnyy chelovek.

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