zelf

Adv

1. (emphatic, intensifier) oneself, referring to the subject of a sentence: myself, yourself, itself, ourselves, themselves etc.
2. oneself, by oneself, alone

Noun

self

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zɛlf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: self

Inherited from Old Dutch: self

Cognate with Low German: sulv

Cognate with Western Frisian: self

Cognate with English: self

Cognate with German: selbst

Cognate with Danish: selv

In summary

From Middle Dutch self, from Old Dutch self, *selvo, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”). Compare Low German sulv, West Frisian self, English self, German selbst, selber, Danish selv.

Concepts

self

itself

himself

herself

ourselves

myself

oneself

-self

me

ourself

proper

themselves

ego

Synonyms

zelve

vanzelf

ego

eigenlijk

helemaal

ik

me

mij

zelfde

zichzelf

in eigen persoon

alleen

hijzelf

echt

Translations

selbst

même

selber

mismo

stesso

kendi

yo

ele mesmo

soi-même

Selbst

mateix

xwe

moi

eigentlich

ego

Sentences

Ik heb de lamp zelf in elkaar gestoken .

I put the lamp together myself.

Mijn mama maakt zelf verse soep .

My mom makes fresh soup herself.

Ik heb zelf een cake gebakken .

I baked a cake myself.

Zalig , heb je dat zelf voorgesteld ?

Blessed, did you propose that yourself?

Hier heb ik zelf ook altijd weer op gewezen .

Do you think I do not know that?

Verzamel je al die statistieken zelf ?

Do you collect all those statistics yourself?