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soi.

Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition

3 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

pron/swa/
  1. Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition

    feminine · masculine
    Pourquoi ne pense-t-on qu'à soi ?
  2. Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition oneself

    feminine · masculine
  3. Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition Occasionally representing other pronouns, e.g. ourselves, or translated according to the referenced indefinite subject

    feminine · masculine
  4. nominative pronoun reinforcing indefinite or very generalized subject; one

    feminine · masculine · rare
  5. himself, herself, itself

    dated · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French sei, accented form of se, from Latin sē (in accented position), from Proto-Indo-European *swé (reflexive pronoun). More at se. Cognate with Italian sé, Portuguese si, Spanish sí.

noun/swa/
  1. the self

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French sei, accented form of se, from Latin sē (in accented position), from Proto-Indo-European *swé (reflexive pronoun). More at se. Cognate with Italian sé, Portuguese si, Spanish sí.

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