Oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves - Se (The 17th Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves is Se. This word often comes up when talking about ownership. It can be used as pronoun. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 17th most common word in French. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

English: oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves

French: se

Examples


A fool that considers himself smart is worse than any other fool.	Un idiot qui se croit intelligent est pire qu'un simple idiot.
He can make himself understood in English.	Il peut se faire comprendre en anglais.
He believes himself to be a hero.	Il se considère comme un héros.
He knows the universe and doesn't know himself.	Il connaît l'univers et ne se connaît pas.
They are looking at themselves in the mirror.	Ils se regardent dans le miroir.
He had a hard time making himself understood at the meeting.	Il a eu des difficultés à se faire comprendre lors de la réunion.
Generally speaking, history repeats itself.	En règle générale, l'histoire se répète.
The problem will resolve itself eventually.	Le problème finira bien par se résoudre de lui-même.

Cockroaches hide themselves during the day.	Les cafards se cachent pendant la journée.
It'll cure itself naturally.	Cela va se guérir naturellement.
She knows herself well.	Elle se connaît bien.
He fancies himself as an artist.	Il se prend pour un artiste.
He dedicates himself to research.	Il se consacre à la recherche.
He thinks himself a great poet.	Il se considère grand poète.
He felt himself lifted up.	Il se sentit soulevé de terre.
He denies himself nothing.	Il ne se prive de rien.
He denied himself nothing.	Il ne se privait de rien.
They began to quarrel among themselves.	Ils commencèrent à se quereller entre eux.
She attempted to kill herself.	Elle a essayé de se suicider.
They hid themselves in the shadows.	Ils se dissimulèrent dans l'obscurité.
History repeats itself.	L'histoire se répète.