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"self" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “self” is zelf.

Examples of "self" in use

There are 18 examples of the Dutch word for "self" being used:
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She came to do it herself. Ze kwam om het zelf te doen.
he didn’t know how to behave himself het wist zelf niet, hoe het zich zou houden
I don’t want to speak about myself. Ik wil niet van mij zelf spreken.
I don’t want to speak for myself. Van mij zelf wil ik niet spreken.
I’m guessing you didn’t buy this yourself. Ik denk dat jij dit niet zelf hebt gekocht.
“I made it myself,” he said proudly “Ik heb het zelf gemaakt”, zei hij trots.
martial art zelfverdedigingskunst
itself (long form) zichzelf
Their legs went by themselves, and they were all in the water; even the ugly, greyish duckling swam along. Hun poten gingen van zelf, en allen waren zij in het water; zelfs het lelijke, grauwe eendje zwom mee.
and as soon as they were out of his sight, he dived under the water until the bottom, and when he rose again he was almost beside himself with excitement en zodra deze niet meer te zien waren, dook het onder tot op de grond en toen het weer boven kwam, was het als buiten zich zelf

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and as soon as they were out of his sight, he dived under the water until the bottom, and when he rose again he was almost beside himself with excitement,
he didn’t know how to behave himself,
He whirled himself in the water like a wheel, stretched out his neck towards the swans, and uttered such a loud and strange scream that it frightened himself.,
How could he ever think to wish to be this pretty himself?,
I don’t want to speak about myself.,
I don’t want to speak for myself.,
it will have to go in the water, even if I have to push it in myself,
I’m guessing you didn’t buy this yourself.,
Just ask our mistress yourself, the old woman.,
She came to do it herself.,
Their legs went by themselves, and they were all in the water; even the ugly, greyish duckling swam along.,
Towards evening it reached a small, shabby farm hut; it was so dilapidated that it did not know to which side it would fall, and that is why it stayed up,
without having to target the women themselves,
write in this box now yourself a poem,
“I made it myself,” he said proudly,
“You have to decide that for yourself,” continued the old duck and left.
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