themselves

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Chính họ, chính mình

BrE /ðəmˈsɛlvz/ AmE /ðɛmˈsɛlvz/

pronoun en → vi

1 REFLEXIVE [reflexive pronoun] A2

Chính họ, chính mình

used for the subject of a sentence when the person or people do something to themselves

  • sb does sth to themselves

Collocations look after themselves · help themselves

  • They are looking after themselves very well.

    Họ đang chăm sóc chính mình rất tốt.

2 EMPHATIC [emphatic pronoun] B1

Chính họ, chính mình (để nhấn mạnh)

used to emphasize the subject of a sentence, especially when you are talking about only one person or group of people

  • sb does sth themselves

Collocations do it themselves · cook for themselves

  • They cooked the meal themselves.

    Họ đã nấu bữa ăn chính họ.

3 SINGULAR [singular pronoun] B1

Một mình

used when talking about one person doing something alone, without help from anyone else

  • sb does sth on their own

Collocations go out by themselves · work alone

  • She went to the party by herself.

    Cô ấy đã đi dự tiệc một mình.

4 PLURAL [plural pronoun] B1

Một nhóm người (một mình)

used when talking about a group of people doing something together, without help from anyone else

  • sb does sth as a group

Collocations go out together · work in a team

  • They went to the beach together.

    Họ đã đi đến bãi biển cùng nhau.

5 OBJECT [object pronoun] B1

Chính họ, chính mình (làm đối tượng)

used as an object pronoun when talking about a person or people doing something to themselves

  • sb does sth to themselves

Collocations teach themselves · learn by themselves

  • They taught themselves how to cook.

    Họ đã tự học cách nấu ăn.

6 POSSESSIVE [possessive pronoun] B1

Của chính họ, của chính mình

used when talking about something that belongs to a person or people who are doing something alone

  • sb does sth with their own

Collocations use their own money · have their own ideas

  • They used their own money to buy the house.

    Họ đã sử dụng tiền của chính mình để mua ngôi nhà.

7 INDEPENDENT [independent pronoun] B2

Tự lực, độc lập

used when talking about a person or people doing something independently, without relying on others

  • sb does sth independently

Collocations act independently · think for themselves

  • They acted independently of the group.

    Họ đã hành động độc lập với nhóm.

8 GROUP [group pronoun] B2

Nhóm họ (một thể)

used when talking about a group of people doing something together, emphasizing their unity and collective action

  • sb does sth as a group

Collocations work together · act in unison

  • They worked together to solve the problem.

    Họ đã làm việc cùng nhau để giải quyết vấn đề.