English grammar
Reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself 📕
Reflexive pronouns end in -self (singular) or -selves (plural).
| Subject | Reflexive |
| I | myself |
| you (one person) | yourself |
| he | himself |
| she | herself |
| it | itself |
| we | ourselves |
| you (more people) | yourselves |
| they | themselves |
When the subject and object are the same person
I cut myself.
She taught herself to play the guitar.
Enjoy yourselves!
To mean "without help"
I made the cake myself.
He built the house himself.
By myself = alone
I live by myself.
English uses fewer reflexive verbs than many languages
These verbs are usually not reflexive in English: feel, relax, wash, shave, dress, meet, concentrate, hurry.
✗ I feel myself tired.
✓ I feel tired.
✗ We meet ourselves at six.
✓ We meet at six.
✗ Sit yourself down.
✓ Sit down.