Jeg ser mig selv i spejlet.

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Breakdown of Jeg ser mig selv i spejlet.

• i: in
• se: to see
• spejlet: the mirror

Questions & Answers about Jeg ser mig selv i spejlet.

Why do you need both mig and selv here? Can’t you just say Jeg ser mig i spejlet?

Mig is the object pronoun me, and selv adds the -self idea (like myself).

• Jeg ser mig = literally I see me. This is grammatically possible, but it sounds odd and is rarely what you mean.
• Jeg ser mig selv = I see myself, clearly saying that the subject and the object are the same person.

In this context (seeing your own reflection), Danes almost always say mig selv.
Jeg ser mig i spejlet would sound strange or incomplete in everyday Danish.

What exactly does selv do, and when do you use it with pronouns?