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Learn Danish: selv - oneself / myself / yourself / etc. emphatic

Danish
/The emphatic pronoun (selv)
/selv

selv

Word

selv

Meaning

oneself / myself / yourself / etc. (emphatic)

Part of speech

pronoun

Pronunciation

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The emphatic pronoun (selv)

Usages of selv

Hjælpen er desværre forsinket, så vi klarer det selv.

The help is unfortunately delayed, so we will manage it ourselves.

Drengen vil selv bære tasken.

The boy wants to carry the bag himself.

Hun tager altid beslutningen selv.

She always makes the decision herself.

De foretrækker at tjene pengene selv.

They prefer to earn the money themselves.

Vi har selv ordnet projektet.

We have sorted out the project ourselves.

Har du selv klippet håret?

Did you cut your hair yourself?

Han tror at han altid selv klarer alt.

He believes that he always manages everything himself.

Vi er glade for hjælpen, men jeg ordner det selv.

We appreciate the help, but I will take care of it myself.

Min chef foretrækker at jeg selv tager beslutningen.

My boss prefers that I make the decision myself.

Nå, bager du selv kagen?

Oh, are you baking the cake yourself?

Pigen klipper selv papiret til projektet.

The girl is cutting the paper for the project herself.

En stærk mand bærer selv kassen.

A strong man carries the box himself.

Kvinden foretrækker at reparere cyklen selv.

The woman prefers to repair the bicycle herself.

Sønnen foretrækker at tjene pengene selv.

The son prefers to earn the money himself.

Printeren har selv brugt alt blækket!

The printer has used all the ink itself!

Der var et problem fordi hun selv spiste alt slikket.

There was a problem because she ate all the candy herself.

Han brugte selv alle pengene på bilen.

He spent all the money on the car himself.

Manden elsker portrættet han fik af kunstneren selv.

The man loves the portrait he got from the artist himself.

Jeg vil gerne have rummet for mig selv.

I would like to have the room to myself.

Må vi få rummet for os selv et øjeblik?

May we have the room to ourselves for a moment?

Pigen læste beskeden og smågrinte for sig selv.

The girl read the message and chuckled to herself.

Han kiggede ud af vinduet og begyndte at smågrine for sig selv.

He looked out the window and started to chuckle to himself.

Drengen lægger mappen på skrivebordet og mumler noget mærkeligt for sig selv.

The boy puts the folder on the desk and mumbles something weird to himself.

Jeg vil nok bare gruble og mumle lidt for mig selv.

I will probably just ponder and mumble a bit to myself.

Chefen sidder ofte på kontoret og grubler for sig selv.

The boss often sits in the office and ponders to himself.

Lad være med at gruble for dig selv hele natten!

Stop brooding to yourself all night!

Hun nyder selskabet, men vil også have tiden for sig selv.

She enjoys the company, but also wants the time to herself.

Er der nogen i selskabet som mumler for sig selv?

Is there anyone in the company who is mumbling to themselves?

Jeg forstår godt behovet for at have lejren for sig selv.

I well understand the need to have the camp to oneself.

Vi håber at vi får hytten for os selv i weekenden.

We hope that we get the cabin to ourselves this weekend.

Børnene ville gerne have lejren for sig selv.

The children would like to have the camp to themselves.

Nogle gange har man bare brug for at have hytten for sig selv.

Sometimes you just need to have the cabin to yourself.

Vi vil vel bare have huset for os selv.

I suppose we just want the house to ourselves.

Hun sidder for sig selv og nyder freden.

She sits by herself and enjoys the peace.

Han forstår behovet for at være for sig selv.

He understands the need to be by himself.

Normalt vasker vi arbejdstøjet selv.

Normally we wash the workwear ourselves.

Ens indstilling ændrer det hele fordi man tror på sig selv.

One's attitude changes everything because one believes in oneself.

Huslejen er høj. Derudover skal man selv betale for vand.

The rent is high. In addition, you have to pay for water yourself.

Hun begyndte selv at skrige.

She herself began to scream.

Du hørte selv den sukken, ikke også?

You heard the sighing yourself, didn't you?

Hvad enten det regner eller solen skinner, pløjer landmanden marken for sig selv.

Whether it rains or the sun shines, the farmer ploughs the field by himself.

Vi arbejder i stalden for os selv.

We work in the stable by ourselves.

Pigen går og malker fåret for sig selv.

The girl is milking the sheep by herself.

Style håret med hårvoksen kan jeg selv gøre.

I can style the hair with the hair wax myself.

Nomaden installerer selv pumpen og isoleringen.

The nomad installs the pump and the insulation himself.

Naboen er lidt af en særling som plejer at snakke med sig selv.

The neighbor is a bit of an oddball who usually talks to himself.

Han vil hellere forme krystallet selv.

He would rather shape the crystal himself.

Må chefen selv tilkalde politiet.

So the boss herself has to summon the police.

De synes ikke selv at de er kompatible.

They themselves do not think that they are compatible.

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