Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "oneself" in Russian

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сам

Meaning: oneself, itself, personally, itself

Pronunciation: [sahm]

Part of speech: pronoun

Rank: #72 (see frequency list)



Have you broken the plate? No, it's got broken by itself.
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 Example sentences:
  • Я сам это сдéлаю.
  • I'll do it myself.
  • Тебé самому́ не спрáвиться!
  • You won't be able to do it yourself!
  • Онá хóчет поговори́ть с ним сами́м.
  • She wants to speak to him personally.
  • Я и сам знáю, что оши́бся!
  • I know it myself that I've mistaken!
  • Онá самá виновáта, что вóвремя не нашлá рабóту.
  • She has only herself to blame that she didn't find a job in time.
  • К ней самóй у нас нет никаки́х претéнзий.
  • We have no reason to complain about her personally.
  • Еë cаму́ Cáша ещë никогдá не ви́дел.
  • Sasha has never met her personally yet.
  • Всë самó cобóй получáeтся.
  • Everything is going well by itself.
  • Вы сáми поду́майте, что вы говори́те!
  • Just think of what you're saying here!
  • О них сами́х мы ничегó такóго не говори́ли.
  • We didn't say anything like that about them personally.
  • Он сам о себé плохóго не скáжет, это я́сно!
  • He won't say anything bad about himself, it's clear!
  • Ты разби́л тарéлку? Нет, онá самá разби́лась.
  • Have you broken the plate? No, it's got broken by itself.
  • Cам президéнт приходи́л на завóд и бесéдовал с сотру́дниками.
  • The president himself came to the plant and spoke to the workers.
  • Он самá поря́дочность.
  • He's honesty itself.


 Idioms and set expressions:
  • сам себé хозя́ин (головá) = one's own master
  • сам по себé = by oneself, separately
  • самó собóй (разумéeтся) = it goes without saying
  • сам такóй! = look who's talking
  • э́то говори́т самó за себя́ = it speaks for itself
  • оставáться сами́м собóй = to remain for ever one
  • сам не свoй = sad, angry
 Related words:
  • ли́чно = personally
  • cамостоя́тельный = independant
  • самолëт = an airplane
  • самочу́вствие = a physical state
  • самоуби́йство = suicide
 Proverbs and sayings:
  • Сáми с усáми.
  • We weren't born yesterday.
  •  literal  We have mustache ourselves.
  • Не рой другóму я́му - сам в неë попадëшь.
  • Mind you don't fall into your own trap.
  •  literal  Don't dig a hole for another person, you can fall into it yourself.
  • Сам чëрт нóгу слóмит.
  • It's really difficult.
  •  literal  Devil can break his leg.
 Other forms of the word (declensions):
case
singular
plural
masculine
neuter
feminine
Nominative
са́м
само́
сама́
са́ми
Genitive
самого́
самого́
само́й
сами́х
Dative
самому́
самому́
само́й
сами́м
Accusative
(anim/inanim)
самого́/
са́м
само́
саму́
сами́х/
са́ми
Instrumental
сами́м
сами́м
само́й
сами́ми
Prepositional
само́м
само́м
само́й
сами́х

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Word recordings: Copyright(c) 2006 Streit Goulnara, Streit Eric, Vion Nicolas. Copyright(c) 2007 S. Sakhno, N. Vion. Distributed under CC-BY.



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