Swedish pronoun· top 100 most common

sig

oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves/sɛj/

Meaning

oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves

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What does sig mean?

sig in a sentence

  • männen gömde sig bakom knuten
    the men hid behind the corner
  • det visade sig vara omöjligt
    it proved impossible
  • hon har avslöjat sig
    she has revealed herself
  • det gick av sig själv
    it happened all by itself
  • hon bosatte sig i Malmö
    she took up residence in Malmö
  • Antagligen skulle han vilja lära sig jonglera.
    Presumably he would like to learn how to juggle.
  • Hon lärde sig själv.
    She taught herself.
  • Skar de sig på knivarna?
    Did they cut themselves on the knives?

Questions

What does sig mean in English?

sig means “oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves”.

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European *se.

Nearby common words

sig is number 67 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 63dem them, them; accusative/dative of de
  • 64okej okay, all right
  • 65eller or
  • 66från from
  • 68varför why
  • 69hade had
  • 70henne her, her; object form of hon (=she)
  • 71alla everyone, all, everybody, everyone
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary