themselves
Translation
themselves
Examples
They cooked dinner for themselves.
They cooked dinner for themselves.
The children dressed themselves.
The children dressed themselves.
They built the house themselves.
They built the house themselves.
Grammar Patterns
(subject) verb themselves (reflexive) used when the subject and object are the same They hurt themselves playing football.
(subject) themselves verb (emphatic) used to add emphasis to the subject They themselves admitted it was a mistake.
Similar Words
Synonyms: (emphatic) on their own.
Etymology
A combination of 'them' and 'selves' (plural of 'self').
Memory Tips
Used when the subject and object are the same people ('they'). 'They see them' is different from 'They see themselves'.