ضمایر انعکاسی Reflexive Pronouns
The forms of reflexive pronouns
Personal Pronoun |
Reflexive Pronoun |
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I |
myself |
you (singular) |
yourself |
you (plural) |
yourselves |
he |
himself |
she |
herself |
it |
itself |
we |
ourselves |
they |
themselves |
When to use a reflexive pronoun
Reflexive pronouns are used in three main situations.
- Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object are the same.
I hurt myself.
The band call themselves “Dire Straits”.
He shot himself.
- They are used as the object of a preposition, when the subject and the object are the same.
I bought a present for myself.
She did it by herself. (She did it alone.)
That man is talking to himself.
- They are used when you want to emphasize the subject.
I'll do it myself. (No one else will help me.)
They ate all the food themselves. (No one else had any.)
منبع: مرکز زبان انگلیسی دانشگاه ویکتوریا
کلماتي که به -self و -selves ختم ميشوند ضماير انعکاسي ناميده ميشوند و عبارتند از:
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توجه داشته باشيد که در ضماير انعکاسي عمل به فاعل جمله برميگردد و در واقع مفعول همان فاعل است:
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He cut himself. (خودش را زخمي کرد.)
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You should be ashamed of yourself. (بايد از خودت خجالت بکشي.)
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Help yourselves. (از خودتان پذيرايي کنيد. )
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We blame ourselves. (ما خودمان را مقصر ميدانيم.)
استفاده از ضماير انعکاسي براي تأکيد
از ضماير انعکاسي ميتوان براي تأکيد روي يک اسم، ضمير يا عبارت اسمي استفاده کرد که در اين حالت بعد از آنها در جمله قرار ميگيرند:
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I can do it myself. (من خودم ميتوانم اين کار را انجام دهم.)
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We can repair the roof ourselves. (ما ميتوانيم خودمان سقف را تعمير کنيم.)
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The film itself wasn't very good but I liked the music.
(خود فيلم خيلي خوب نبود ولي از موسيقي آن خوشم آمد.)