Tabelle der Reflexivpronomen
| Subjekt | Reflexivpronomen |
|---|---|
| I | myself |
| you (Singular) | yourself |
| he | himself |
| she | herself |
| it | itself |
| we | ourselves |
| you (Plural) | yourselves |
| they | themselves |
Wann werden Reflexivpronomen verwendet?
1. Wenn Subjekt und Objekt dieselbe Person sind
She hurt herself when she fell.
I taught myself to play guitar.
2. Zur Betonung ("allein / ohne Hilfe")
The president himself opened the ceremony.
I made this cake myself. (niemand hat mir geholfen)
Hinweis
Zur Betonung kann das Reflexivpronomen verschoben werden: I did it myself. oder I myself did it.
3. Feste Redewendungen mit Reflexivpronomen
| Redewendung | Bedeutung |
|---|---|
| enjoy yourself/yourselves | Spaß haben |
| help yourself | nimm dir frei / bedien dich |
| behave yourself | benimm dich gut |
| by myself / herself / himself… | allein, ohne Hilfe |
| talk to yourself | laut sprechen wenn allein |
Häufige Fehler
| Falsch | Richtig | Grund |
|---|---|---|
| Me and my friend did it ourself. | We did it ourselves. | Plural "we" → "ourselves" |
| She looked at hisself. | She looked at herself. | kein "hisself" — verwende "himself" oder "herself" |
| I need to see it by meself. | I need to see it by myself. | kein "meself" im Standardenglisch |
Praxisbezug: Produkthandbuch
The device will restart itself automatically after an update. Do not attempt to repair it yourself — this may void the warranty.
Praxisbezug: Rezept / Kochkarte
Help yourself to more salad — there is plenty. I baked this bread myself using a recipe my grandmother taught me.
Praxisbezug: Formelle Rede
The mayor herself opened the new community centre. We are proud to say that this school built itself a reputation for excellence over thirty years.
Tipp Reflexivpronomen erscheinen in Produkthandbüchern ("the system will update itself"), formellen Reden ("the CEO himself announced"), Speisekarten ("help yourself to refreshments") und im Alltag ("I hurt myself at football practice"). Bei Betonung stehen sie oft nach dem Subjekt oder am Satzende.