The pronouns reflexive (reflexive pronouns) are terms used in English phrases when the subject of prayer practices action on them. Reflexive pronoun definition
Difference between self and selves
What are reflexive pronouns in English?
| myself | myself, me | I looked at myself in the photo. (I looked at myself in the photo). |
| Yourself | To you, yourself, yourself, yourself | How do you describe yourself? (How do you describe yourself?) |
| Himself | himself, himself, himself | He does not know himself. |
| herself | To itself, to itself, to itself | She takes care of herself. (She takes care of herself). |
| itself | Yourself, yourself | The dog is licking itself. (The dog is licking itself). |
| Ourselves | Ourselves, us | We love ourselves. (We love each other). |
| Yourselves | To you, to yourselves, to yourselves, to yourself | You should love yourselves. (You should love yourselves). |
| Themselves | To themselves, to themselves, to themselves, | They are proud of themselves. (They are proud of themselves). |
List of reflexive pronouns and personal pronouns in English
| Personal Pronouns | Reflexive Pronouns |
| I | myself |
| you | Yourself |
| he | Himself |
| her | herself |
| It | itself |
| we | Ourselves |
| you | Yourselves |
| they | Themselves |
Classifications of reflexive pronouns
2. Idiom function
It is when the subject performs an action alone, dispensing help from someone. It is indicated by the preposition “by”, preceding the reflexive pronoun.
Example : Sometimes Adryanna prefers to be by himself. (Sometimes Adryanna prefers to be/be alone).
3. Emphatic function
As the name announces, it is the pronoun used to emphasize the subject who practices the action of the speech. In this case, the pronoun will agree with the subject, being able to appear after him or after the object in the sentence.
Example : Diana wrote the letter herself. (Diana herself wrote the letter).
4. Reciprocal reflexive pronouns (reciprocal pronouns)
The reciprocal reflexive pronouns ( reciprocal pronouns) are expressed by “Each other” and “One another” to refer to more than one person or thing in the dialogue. Reflexive pronoun definition
There is a basic difference between reflexive pronouns and reciprocal pronouns. For example, in the phrase “They looked at themselves in the mirror” (They looked at themselves in the mirror), it is a reflective case because each of the subjects is the sufferer of their own action (they looked in the mirror). Unlike when it is said “They looked at each other lovingly” (They looked at each other lovingly), because in that sense they looked at each other and not at themselves. Therefore, it is a reciprocal case.
Thus, each other is used for when, in the sentence, the subject makes reference to two things or to two people indicating reciprocity. one another should be used when the subject of the sentence refers to more than two people or things, also indicating a reciprocal relationship.
