soi

Meaning

1. nominative pronoun reinforcing indefinite or very generalized subject; one
2. Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition
3. Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition
4. Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition
5. himself, herself, itself

Pronounced as (IPA)

/swa/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French sei, accented form of se, from Latin sē (in accented position), from Proto-Indo-European *swé (reflexive pronoun). More at se. Cognate with Italian sé, Portuguese si, Spanish sí.

Sentences

Le problème , ce n’est pas l’impôt en soi .

The problem is not the tax itself.

Il insiste cependant sur le fait , qu'il ne peut pas être réfuté en soi .

He insists, however, that it cannot be refuted in itself.

Là , point de retranchements , comme à Arques , et devant soi une armée d'Espagne.

There, no entrenchments, as at Arques, and in front of you an army from Spain.