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PRONUNCIATION OF REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

reflexive pronoun  [rɪˈfleksɪv ˈprəʊˌnaʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reflexive pronoun is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REFLEXIVE PRONOUN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Reflexive pronoun

A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that is preceded by the noun, adjective, adverb or pronoun to which it refers within the same clause. In generative grammar, a reflexive pronoun is an anaphor that must be bound by its antecedent. In a general sense, it is a noun phrase that obligatorily gets its meaning from another noun phrase in the sentence. Different languages will have different binding domains for reflexive pronouns, according to their structure. In English, the function of a reflexive pronoun is among the meanings of the words myself, yourself, thyself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, ourself, yourselves, themself, and themselves. In the statements "I see him" and "She sees you", the objects are not the same persons as the subjects and non-reflexive pronouns are used. However, when the person being seen is the same as the person who is seeing, the reflexive pronoun is used: "I see myself" or "She sees herself".

Definition of reflexive pronoun in the English dictionary

The definition of reflexive pronoun in the dictionary is a pronoun that refers back to the subject of a sentence or clause. Thus, in the sentence that man thinks a great deal of himself, the pronoun himself is a reflexive pronoun.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REFLEXIVE PRONOUN


adnoun
ˈædnaʊn
breakdown
ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn
Bridgetown
ˈbrɪdʒˌtaʊn
brown
braʊn
clown
klaʊn
countdown
ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn
crown
kraʊn
down
daʊn
downtown
ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn
Georgetown
ˈdʒɔːdʒˌtaʊn
gown
ɡaʊn
noun
naʊn
out-of-town
ˌaʊtəvˈtaʊn
pronoun
ˈprəʊˌnaʊn
Provincetown
ˈprɒvɪnsˌtaʊn
renown
rɪˈnaʊn
showdown
ˈʃəʊˌdaʊn
shutdown
ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn
takedown
ˈteɪkdaʊn
town
taʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

reflector
reflectorise
reflectorize
reflet
reflex
reflex arc
reflex camera
reflexibility
reflexible
reflexion
reflexional
reflexive
reflexive verb
reflexively
reflexiveness
reflexivity
reflexly
reflexological
reflexologist
reflexology

WORDS THAT END LIKE REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

abstract noun
collective noun
common noun
concrete noun
count noun
countable noun
disjunctive pronoun
indefinite pronoun
mass noun
personal pronoun
possessive pronoun
proper noun
relative pronoun
singular noun
subject pronoun
uncountable noun
verbal noun

Synonyms and antonyms of reflexive pronoun in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «reflexive pronoun» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

Find out the translation of reflexive pronoun to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reflexive pronoun from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reflexive pronoun» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反身代词
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pronombre reflexivo
570 millions of speakers

English

reflexive pronoun
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

reflexive सर्वनाम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضمير الانعكاسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

возвратное местоимение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pronome reflexivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আত্মবাচক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pronom réfléchi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Refleksif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reflexivpronomen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

再帰代名詞
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재귀 대명사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Refleksif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đại từ phản thân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வினை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आत्मक्षेपी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dönüşlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pronome riflessivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

refleksyjny zaimek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зворотний займенник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pronume reflexiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτοπαθής αντωνυμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

refleksiewe voornaamwoord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reflexiv pronomen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

refleksive pronomen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reflexive pronoun

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REFLEXIVE PRONOUN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REFLEXIVE PRONOUN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reflexive pronoun

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REFLEXIVE PRONOUN»

Discover the use of reflexive pronoun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reflexive pronoun and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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On Interpreting Morphological Change: The Greek Reflexive ...
In On Interpreting Morphological Change, Woodard traces the course of this linguistic development through a period of approxi-mately six cen-turies.
Roger D. Woodard, 1990
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The Syntax of (anti-)causatives: External Arguments in ...
However, I proposed that the reflexive pronoun in marked anticaus- atives is merged in the specifier of Voice, i.e., the highest argument position of the (anti-) causative predicate. If this is true, then this reflexive will not find a local antecedent ...
Florian Schäfer, 2008
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Intermediate German For Dummies
The reflexive pronoun can also be a part of a verb + preposition expression, and certain prepositions can require either the accusative or the dative case, as with Wir freuen uns auf den Feiertag nächste Woche (We're happy about the holiday ...
Wendy Foster, 2011
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Memory and Narrative: The Weave of Life-Writing
HOT I On the second page of Watt a characteristic Beckettian footnote informs the reader that "[m]uch valuable space has been saved, in this work, that would otherwise have been lost, by avoidance of the plethoric reflexive pronoun after say.
James Olney, 1998
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CliffsStudySolver: Spanish I
Use the reflexive pronoun se, which agrees with the subject. Attach the reflexive pronoun to the end of the command form. To find the stressed vowel, count back three vowels and add an accent to the e. To negate the second command, form ...
Jill Rodriguez, 2007
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CliffsStudySolver: Spanish II
The reflexive pronoun for tú is te. Attach the reflexive pronoun to the gerund of the verb: vistiendo. Count back three vowels and add an accent. B. The reflexive pronoun for tú is te. Place the reflexive pronoun before the conjugated form of estar ...
Gail Stein, 2005
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A Comprehensive Guide to Wheelock's Latin: Newly Revised for ...
To a Roman ear it means,she sees (the subject). For us, we have to repeat the gender and number in the reflexive pronoun.We would say,she sees herself.Let's try a few more: Hominês sê vidêrunt,the men saw (sê = the subject) themselves.
Dale A. Grote, 2000
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Spanish with a Mission
In Spanish this is formed by using a pronoun called the REFLEXIVE PRONOUN. The reflexive pronouns are as follows: Reflexive Pronouns 1stperson (yo) / ( nosotros) 2nd person familiar (tú) Singular me te Plural nos 3rd person (él/ella/ Ud.) ...
Mirna Deborah Balyeat, 2013
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Fundamentals of New Testament Greek
A reflexive pronoun, used when the agent and the object of an action are the same, “reflects” back to the agent. To translate the English sentence “She has done this by herself,” we would use a Greek reflexive pronoun for “herself.
Stanley E. Porter, Jeffrey T. Reed, Matthew Brook O'Donnell, 2010
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Ins and Outs of the Predication
The reflexive pronoun is the necessary mark of reflex- iveness in S-C. Unlike English, in which a sentence like John is washing can have reflexive meaning although the reflexive pronoun himself is not expressed, S-C can never express ref ...
Johan van der Auwera, Louis Goossens, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REFLEXIVE PRONOUN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reflexive pronoun is used in the context of the following news items.
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Does Islam Have a Role in Suicide Bombings?
[12] He argued that the oft-cited Qur'anic prohibition against suicide in 4:29 is in fact a mistranslation resulting from a misapplication of the reflexive pronoun. «FrontPage Magazine, Jun 15»
2
Introduce Yourself in an Amicable way
Never start your introduction with 'Myself' as it is a reflexive pronoun and cannot be the subject in a sentence. Instead use 'I am'. Wear a smile: While introducing ... «The New Indian Express, Mar 15»
3
What are your biggest grammar pet peeves?
The misuse of reflexive pronouns (and of direct object pronouns) bothers me. It seems ... The reflexive pronoun should refer back to the subject of the sentence. «Poynter.org, Mar 15»
4
Becoming a pronoun-pro
“Once, a student of mine asked me for my own definition of a pronoun. ... There are many verbs in Spanish which require a reflexive pronoun (myself, himself, ... «The Bogota Post, Feb 15»
5
Thinking About Me, Myself, and I
“I” is a subject pronoun, and “me” is an object pronoun. “Myself” is different: It's a reflexive pronoun. The time to use “myself” is when you're on the receiving end ... «Parade, Jan 15»
6
A Word, Please: Regular pronouns often a better choice than 'myself …
From a syntactical standpoint, the job of a reflexive pronoun is to "co-refer" to a subject. That is, it's the object of a reflexive verb, which is a verb that points back ... «Daily Pilot, Dec 14»
7
A Word, Please: Don't beat yourself up over reflexive pronouns
From a syntactical standpoint, the job of a reflexive pronoun is to “co-refer” to a subject. That is, it's the object of a reflexive verb, which is a verb that points back ... «Glendale News Press, Dec 14»
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PMQs sketch: Lord Freud gets fried but not fired
Myself recently read an article by a grammatical expert in which himself said itself was fine to use a reflexive pronoun in this fashion, but myself remains ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
9
What Even Is Australian English? An Interview With The Editor Of …
... or 'me' in that circumstance that they fall back on the reflexive pronoun 'myself', ... definition and what form of the pronoun should follow, they go for 'I' thinking, ... «Junkee, Aug 14»
10
Petty Annoyances
Words such as "myself" and "himself" are reflexive pronouns. Their proper use requires reference to the subject of the sentence. For example, "Harold injured ... «Town Hall, Jun 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Reflexive pronoun [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/reflexive-pronoun>. May 2024 ».
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