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Learn Icelandic: sér - himself/herself/themselves dat

Icelandic
/Third-person reflexive pronouns (sig, sér)
/sér

sér

Word

sér

Meaning

himself/herself/themselves (dat)

Part of speech

pronoun

Pronunciation

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Third-person reflexive pronouns (sig, sér)

Usages of sér

Maðurinn rakar sig og þvær sér.

The man shaves and washes himself.

Konan greiðir sér og velur fötin.

The woman combs her hair and chooses her clothes.

Strákurinn greiðir sér aldrei.

The boy never combs his hair.

Þau skemmta sér mjög vel í veislunni.

They have a lot of fun at the party.

Krakkarnir skemmta sér vel heima.

The kids have a good time at home.

Kennarinn fær sér kaffi úti.

The teacher has coffee outside.

Hún ætlar að bera ábyrgð á sjálfri sér.

She intends to take responsibility for herself.

Kennarinn stjórnar sjálfum sér mjög vel.

The teacher controls himself very well.

Þau umbuna sjálfum sér alltaf eftir vinnuna.

They always reward themselves after work.

Maðurinn ber mikla virðingu fyrir sjálfum sér.

The man has a lot of respect for himself.

Hún gefur sjálfri sér frelsi.

She gives herself freedom.

Treystir hún sjálfri sér?

Does she trust herself?

Traust á sjálfum sér er mjög mikilvægt.

Trust in oneself is very important.

Hann treystir sjálfum sér í vinnunni sinni.

He trusts himself in his work.

Hann flýr frá sjálfum sér.

He flees from himself.

Hún geymir vegabréfið í handtöskunni hjá sér.

She keeps the passport in the handbag next to her.

Nemandinn tekur alltaf heyrnartólin með sér í skólann.

The student always takes the headphones with him to school.

Konan er að leita að símanum í töskunni hjá sér.

The woman is looking for the phone in the bag next to her.

Hann hlýtur að geyma lykilinn á sér.

He must keep the key on him.

Konan tekur alltaf handtöskuna með sér.

The woman always takes the handbag with her.

Jógakennarinn lætur stelpuna snúa sér í nýja stellingu.

The yoga teacher makes the girl twist into a new pose.

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