Grammar basics
Reflexive pronouns
A reflexive pronoun ends in -self or -selves, like myself or themselves. Use it when the person who does the action also gets the action.
The reflexive pronouns
| Pronoun | Reflexive pronoun |
|---|---|
| I | myself |
| you (one person) | yourself |
| you (many people) | yourselves |
| he | himself |
| she | herself |
| it | itself |
| we | ourselves |
| they | themselves |
Two ways to use them
| Use | Example |
|---|---|
| The same person does and gets the action | I taught myself English. |
| To say "nobody helped" | I built this website myself. |
By myself means "alone": I live by myself.
Common mistake
Hisself and theirselves are not correct English. Say himself and themselves.
Myself
pronoun/maɪˈsɛlf/ไทยตัวฉันเอง
Use it when I do something to me.
I taught myself to code.
Yourself
pronoun/jʊrˈsɛlf/ไทยตัวคุณเอง
Use it when you do something to you.
Take care of yourself.
Himself
pronoun/hɪmˈsɛlf/ไทยตัวเขาเอง
Use it when he does something to him.
He made himself a cup of coffee.
Herself
pronoun/hərˈsɛlf/ไทยตัวเธอเอง
Use it when she does something to her.
She fixed the bug herself.
Ourselves
pronoun/ˌaʊərˈsɛlvz/ไทยตัวพวกเราเอง
Use it when we do something to us.
We built this app ourselves.
Themselves
pronoun/ðəmˈsɛlvz/ไทยตัวพวกเขาเอง
Use it when they do something to them.
The students can check their homework themselves.