Türkçesine “Dönüşlü Zamirler” diyebileceğimiz konu. Duruma göre Object Pronoun’ların sonuna “-self” ya da “-selves” eklerinin getirilmesi ile oluşurlar. Eylemi yapan ile eylemden etkilenen kişinin aynı olduğu durumlarda kullanılırlar.
Pronouns Table
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Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns Possesive Adjectives Possessive Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns I Me My Mine Myself You You Your Yours Yourself He Him His His Himself She Her Her Hers Herself It It Its Its Itself We Us Our Ours Ourselves You You Your Yours Yourselves They Them Their Theirs Themselves
EXAMPLE
She looked at herself in the mirror.
I’m trying to teach myself Italian with an app.
Our children walk to school by themselves.
I cut myself when I was making dinner last night.
I hope you enjoy yourselves at the party tonight!
My phone isn’t working properly. It turns itself off for no reason.
We need to believe in ourselves more.
It’s really unpleasant to admit to envy, and we rarely do it directly, even to ourselves.
Jane knew if she wanted things to change, she could only do it herself. It would be stupid to expect it from someone else.
Matt had a false idea of himself. He had nothing to be arrogant about, yet he was, and he say nobody as equal.
Mary and Tom could do the work themselves, still they thought it would be wiser to have some help.
Human body can clean itself assuming that it has a healthy environment to live in which contains fresh water and air.
Hugh was warned by the manager with these exact words “If you don’t pull yourself together, you will be sacked before the end of the year.”
Most people agree that we need to improve ourselves one way or another and keep up with new technologies.
Karl Marx was born in 1818 in Trier, Germany but he never described himself as a German.
The teacher asked the students “Do you see yourselves more important than other creatures or are you as important as a bird or a cockroach.”
Vurgu İçin Reflexive Pronouns
Bir özneyi ya da nesneyi vurgulamak için Reflexive Pronouns kullanılabilir. Bu gibi kullanımlarda Reflexive Pronouns, özneden ya da nesneden hemen sonra kullanılır.
EXAMPLE
I myself am quite clever actually.
He himself asked me this!
She herself will come to the party.
England itself was carried into chaos those days, so it was in no place to help other nations.
Health officials themselves are growing increasingly worried about dangerous air quality in the atmosphere.
Mark himself commented on the ugliness of the building, so I have no idea why he is saying such things now.
I will ask Thomas himself to do this job as I do not trust anyone else to be a professional as he is.
I myself did the injections as there was no nurse available at the time, but I survived as a result of my courage.
By + Reflexive Pronoun
”Kendi başına” derken kullandığımız yapıdır.
EXAMPLE
I can do this all by myself.
You can stay here and watch the movie by yourself or you can come with us.
The religious leaders of Hinduism have started a new practice by themselves but the public has not idea as it hasn’t been announced yet.
Michael went into the thick forest by himself and got lost. He hasn’t been found yet.
My uncle is such a strong man that he can lift a rock by himself and I have seen him do that many times.
Jennifer sings when she is by herself. She hates the idea of other people listening to her awful voice.
Jim, can you finish the desert by yourself or should I stay and help you bake it?
Anlamları Reflexive Pronouns İle Değişen Filler
EXAMPLE
Please feel at home and help yourself to anything you would like to eat. (help yourself: buyurmak, almak)
My sister never behaves herself and that’s why that’s why people call her crazy. (behave themselves: uslu durmak)
Please make yourselves at home and enjoy your food. I have cooked them all for you. (make yourselves at home: rahat etmek, evinde gibi hissetmek)
Bazı Bariz Fiiller İle Reflexive Pronouns Kullanılmaz
Zaten kendi kendine yapıldığı belli olan filler ile Reflexive Pronouns kullanılmaz.
He started shaving himself🚫 when he grew a full beard.
She dressed herself🚫 before she came out.
”Dry” ve “enjoy” kelimeleri, bu fiillere istisnadır.
My daughter never dries herself after shower and expect me to do that for her.
Linda was the one who enjoyed herself the most during the concert.