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Meaning of си | Babel Free

Pronoun CEFR A1 Common
[si]

Definitions

  1. the dative short form of the reflexive pronoun себе си (sebe si), part of reflexive verbs, denoting that the subject is simultaneously the indirect object; corresponds to (to/for) myself, (to/for) yourself, (to/for) himself, (to/for) herself, (to/for) itself, (to/for) ourselves, (to/for) yourselves, (to/for) themselves
    clitic, pronoun, reflexive
  2. dative reciprocal pronoun, denoting that the agents perform the mutual actions among themselves; corresponds to (to/for) each other, (to/for) one another
    clitic, reciprocal
  3. reflexive pronoun, part of reflexive verbs, meaning that one does something for one's own enjoyment, it is usually not translated
    clitic, pronoun, reflexive
  4. the short form of the reflexive possessive pronoun свой (svoj), denoting that the object it modifies belongs to the subject of the sentence; corresponds to one's, my, his, her, its, our, your, their
    clitic, possessive, pronoun, reflexive

Examples

“Купих си книга.”

I bought myself a book.

“Тя си купи книга.”

She bought herself a book.

“Мисля си.”

I think to myself.

“Казах си.”

I said to myself.

“Говорим си.”

We are talking to each other.

“Трябва да си помагаме.”

We must help one another.

“Размениха си бързи погледи.”

They exchanged glances (with each other).

“Ще си стоя тук и ще си чета.”

I'll stay here and spend the time reading.

“Аз говоря за баща си.”

I'm talking about my father.

“Ти говориш за баща си.”

You're talking about your father.

“Той говори за баща си.”

He's talking about his (own) father.

“Той говори за баща му.”

He's talking about his (someone else's) father.

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.

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