Себя - Self

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Себя - Self

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The Russian pronoun “Себя” also means self. It is used in more complex sentences when the use of a reflexive verb is not suitable.Reflexive verbs refer only to the object of a sentence. “Себя” can be used in other parts of the sentence (ie different cases).
Он говорил о себе - He talked about himself.
Себя always refers to the same person or thing as the subject of the sentence. The use of себя is a requirement, you may not use a normal pronoun instead.
Себя takes the same forms as “Тебя” (Ты) when used in different cases. (It does not exist in the nominative case)
Note: Себя always means ‘-self’. (It never implies ‘to be’, or has an intransitive meaning).
Reflexive verbs are used in preference to “Себя” when it is possible. You should not combine reflexive verbs and “Себя” in the one sentence, unless they have a distinctly different meaning within that sentence. (For example the verb may intransitive, and себя may be used to indicate ‘-self’ after a pronoun).
Она смеётся над собой - She is laughing at herself

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