reflexive pronouns
Myself, yourself, themselves
Reflexive pronouns are words like myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves that refer back to the subject of a sentence.
They're used when the subject and object are the same person or thing: She hurt herself, I taught myself to play guitar.
Reflexive pronouns also add emphasis: The president himself called me.
They cannot stand alone as subjects in standard English.
First-person reflexive pronoun
- yourselfReflexive second person
- himselfReflexive male pronoun
- herselfFeminine reflexive pronoun
- itselfReflexive neuter pronoun
anaphora · antecedent · syntax · binding · singular · plural · first-person · second-person
First-person reflexive pronoun
- yourselfReflexive second person
- himselfReflexive male pronoun
- herselfFeminine reflexive pronoun
- itselfReflexive neuter pronoun
intensive · stress · accentuation · apposition · reinforcement · highlighting · personally · alone
Examining one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- self-analysisScrutinizing one's own psyche
- self-scrutinyCritical examination of oneself
self-discovery · soul-searching · self-questioning · self-inquiry · contemplation · meditation · mindfulness · self-perception
Depending on oneself alone
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- agencyPower to act
empowerment · self-governance · self-directed · self-management · individualism · self-sustaining · self-contained · freedom
myself
First-person reflexive pronoun
itself · anaphora · antecedent · syntax · binding · singular · plural · first-person · second-person · third-person
myself
First-person reflexive pronoun
itself · intensive · stress · accentuation · apposition · reinforcement · highlighting · personally · alone · unaided
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- self-analysisScrutinizing one's own psyche
self-scrutiny · self-discovery · soul-searching · self-questioning · self-inquiry · contemplation · meditation · mindfulness · self-perception · self-observation
self-reliance
Depending on oneself alone
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
agency · empowerment · self-governance · self-directed · self-management · individualism · self-sustaining · self-contained · freedom · sovereignty
- Latin Pronounsego, nos, is, id, hic
- pronounsI, me, him, he, my
- grammardeclension, pronouns, adjectives, conjugation, nouns
reflexive pronounsobject pronouns
Words replacing noun recipients
selfish, selfless, ourselves, themselves, pronoun, yourselves, selfhood, reflexive, reflexivity