17.1 Formation of reflexive pronouns without a direct object |
German |
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English |
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Ich |
verteidige |
mich. |
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I |
defend |
myself |
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Du |
verteidigst |
dich. |
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You |
defend |
yourself. |
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Er / sie / es |
verteidigt |
sich. |
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He |
defend |
himself. |
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Wir |
verteidigen |
uns. |
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We |
defend |
ourselves. |
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Ihr |
verteidigt |
euch. |
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You |
defend |
yourselves. |
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Sie |
verteidigen |
sich. |
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They |
defend |
themselves. |
Quite often in German language a verb is used with a reflexive pronoun, but in English it does not have one.
Here you can find a list of them.
Other examples |
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Ich amüsiere mich.
= I amuse myself. |
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Er wiederholt sich.
= He repeats himself. |
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