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(grammar) In English: a personal pronoun, having a form of self as a suffix to show that the subject's action affects the subject itself.

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reflexive pronoun

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reflexive pronoun

Japanese Meaning

再帰代名詞：主語が行動の対象として自身を指す代名詞（例：himself, herself, itselfなど）を表す文法用語

In the sentence 'She blamed herself,' 'herself' is a reflexive pronoun that shows the subject's action affected the subject.

文「She blamed herself.」では、'herself' は末尾に「-self」を持ち、主語の行為が主語自身に及ぶことを示す再帰代名詞です。

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Sense（2）

(grammar) In many languages: a pronoun that makes a transitive verb reflexive or reciprocal.

Él lavó — He washed (something).

reflexive pronouns

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