sich
himself, herself, itself
The 16th most frequent word in German, appearing about 6,646 times per million words.
- Type
- pronoun
- Frequency rank
- #16
- Per million words
- 6,646
Reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, itself, themselves — and part of many verbs that are reflexive in German but not in English (sich freuen = to be glad).
In a sentence
Er wäscht sich.He is washing himself.
Forms
German pronouns change with the case. These three forms cover almost everything you will need.
| Nominative | — |
|---|---|
| Accusative | sich |
| Dative | sich |
Related words
Other words of the same kind, at nearby frequency:
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