själv

själv as a pronoun

själv as an adverb

själv as a noun(ett själv)

själv in a sentence

• hon bakar själv sitt bröd
  she bakes her own bread
• barnen leker för sig själva
  the children are playing by themselves
• självaste kungen kom på besök
  even the king called
• han får skylla sig själv
  he's got himself to blame
• Jag gjorde det själv
  I did it myself
• Kolla dig själv i spegeln
  Look at yourself in the mirror
• Hon var själv
  She was by herself
• Hon jobbade själv
  She worked by herself

Expressions

• av sig själv
  by itself
• i själva verket
  as a matter of fact

Words built with själv

• självporträtt self-portrait
• självkritik self-criticism
• självförsvar self-defence

Questions

Similar words

solopersonligen

Origin

From Old Norse sjalfr, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”).

Nearby common words

själv is number 162 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 158finna find
• 159tycka think, feel
• 160försöka try, attempt
• 161gilla like, approve
• 163lämna leave, hand in
• 164titta look, watch
• 165alltid always, anyway
• 166detta this