ourselves

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Chúng ta tự bản thân mình

BrE /ˈʌzəlves/ AmE /ˈaʊzəlves/

pronoun en → vi

1 REFLEXIVE [reflexive pronoun] A2

Chúng ta tự bản thân mình

used for the people who are speaking or writing, to refer back to them in a sentence when they are also the subject of the verb

  • We should look after ourselves.
  • They enjoyed themselves at the party.

Collocations look after ourselves · enjoy ourselves

  • We must take care of ourselves in this situation.

    Chúng ta phải tự chăm sóc bản thân trong tình huống này.

2 EMPHASIS [emphatic pronoun] B1

Chúng ta đích thân

used to emphasize the people who are speaking or writing, when they are also the subject of the verb

  • We did it ourselves.
  • They built their house themselves.

Collocations do something ourselves · build something ourselves

  • We cooked the dinner ourselves.

    Chúng ta đích thân nấu bữa tối.