myself

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Myself

Word parts

my + -self

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /maɪˈsɛɫf/
• SAMPA: /maI"sElf/

• Audio (US)

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Pronoun

Pronoun myself

(reflexive)

1. You use myself when you are the doer and the receiver of an action.

   I taught myself.

2. If you do something by yourself, you do it without any help or alone.

   I taught him myself.

3. You use myself to emphasize that it is you and not somebody else.

   I know a lot of people love coffee, but I myself don't really like it.

Related words

• my
• self

		Singular					Plural
		Subject	Object	Possessive 1	Possessive 2	Reflexive	Subject	Object	Possessive 1	Possessive 2	Reflexive
First		I	me	my	mine	myself	we	us	our	ours	ourselves
Second		you	you	your	yours	yourself	you	you	your	yours	yourselves
Third	Feminine	she	her	her	hers	herself	they	them	their	theirs	themselves
	Masculine	he	him	his	his	himself
	Impersonal	it	it	its	its	itself