Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #10
Word (Wort)

sich

Translation (Übersetzung) oneself, itself, themselves
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /zɪç/
A1
Pronouns
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common pronoun reflexive
Reflexive pronoun in accusative or dative case. Used with reflexive verbs. Tenth most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Er wäscht sich.
He washes himself.
accusative reflexive
Sie freut sich auf den Urlaub.
She is looking forward to the vacation.
dative reflexive
Die Kinder setzen sich.
The children sit down.
accusative reflexive
Sie treffen sich im Park.
They meet each other in the park.
reciprocal use
Er interessiert sich für Musik.
He is interested in music.
dative reflexive with preposition

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
sich waschen
to wash oneself
High frequency
sich freuen
to be happy, to look forward
High frequency
sich setzen
to sit down
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
sich Zeit nehmen
to take one's time
To not rush, to take time for something

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

mich dich uns Pronomen

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