zich

Meaning

1. (pronoun, reflexive) Third person singular and plural reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, themselves, oneself
2. (formal, pronoun, reflexive) Second person singular and plural formal reflexive pronoun; yourself, yourselves
3. expresses an unintended result with many otherwise non-reflexive and ergative verbs

Concepts

oneself

himself

themselves

itself

dissociate

herself

kowtow

acquit

get along

habit

fain

epitomize

entrench

don

meddle

occur

butt in

punt

query

recede

resolve

return

them

bed

🛏️

usurp

wry

Synonyms

scheiden

ons

🇺🇸

je

me

terugtrekken

moeien

u

mij

buigen

jullie

bewijzen

de aftocht blazen

diep

dissociëren

doorgaan

elkaar

gebeuren

in

informeren

inmengen

kleden

👗

knielen

onderbreken

onderdanig

overleven

slaan

uitdossen

verenigen

verheugen

verspreken

vervullen

vestigen

voordoen

voorkomen

voornemen

zetten

zichzelf

zijn

plaatsvinden

toeëigenen

bemoeien

achteruitwijken

tussenkomen

distantiëren

erdoorheen

aanbieden

wegdraaien

aanpassen

aantrekken

achteruitgaan

Translations

sich

se

dissociar

se

kendine

si

si

se

εαυτό

si

ele mesmo

etablieren

einmischen

festigen

anziehen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zɪx/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: sich

In summary

From Middle Dutch sich, from Middle High German sich, from Old High German sih, from Proto-West Germanic *sik, from Proto-Germanic *sek. Old Dutch did not have a reflexive pronoun (only rarely in early Limburgish texts), but used the normal accusative pronoun (if necessary intensified by selven, cf. English himself). Although the use of zich in Holland-based Dutch was clearly triggered by written German, this development was assisted by the fact that the south-eastern dialects of Dutch had already adopted certain High German pronoun forms in much earlier times (cf. Limburgish ich, mich, dich, zich).

Sentences

Drie weken later voelde hij zich al veel beter .

Three weeks later, he was feeling much better.

Niet iedereen hoeft zich in de resultaten te kunnen vinden .

Not everyone has to find the results to their liking.

Kan de fractie die het voorstel heeft ingediend zich hierin vinden ?

Does the group making the request agree?

Hij was voorwaardelijk vrij maar nadat hij zich misdragen had moest hij terug naar de gevangenis .

He was paroled, but after he misbehaved, he had to go back to prison.

Handelsbeleid is geen doel op zich .

Trade policy is not an end in itself.

Hierdoor breidt de epidemie zich uit .

And so the disease spreads further.