sich

Meaning

1. (accusative,dative,form-of,pronoun,reflexive) Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object)
2. (accusative,dative,form-of,pronoun,reflexive) Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zɪç/

Etymology

From Middle High German sich, from Old High German sih, from Proto-Germanic *sek. Compare Yiddish זיך (zikh), Dutch zich.
This pronoun was originally restricted to the accusative case, while simple personal pronouns were used in the dative. Dative use of sich in Middle High German was restricted to northern dialects of Central German. In Early Modern German, a rare dative sir also occurred, formed by analogy with mir, dir. An obstacle to the generalisation of this form was the use of sich in the plural, where there operated the conflicting analogy with the merged accusative/dative forms uns, euch.

Sentences

Schnell jedoch veränderte sich die Richtung .

However, the direction quickly changed.

Wie verhält man sich richtig , wenn man im Wald einem Bären begegnet ?

How do you behave properly when you meet a bear in the forest?

Beachten Sie bitte , dass es sich hier um ein Netzwerk handelt .

You must understand that this is a network.

Ich muss ihr helfen , sich von dem Fluch zu befreien , der auf ihr lastet .

I need to help her free herself from the curse that weighs on her.

Manchmal muss man sich einfach kompetent beraten lassen .

Sometimes you just have to get competent advice.

Wann haben Sie sich an der Universität eingeschrieben ?

When did you enroll in university?

Das bewahrheitet sich ebenso wenig .

That is not happening either.

Es bieten sich vielfältige Möglichkeiten .

There are many possibilities.