si

Meaning

Pron

oneself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, yourselves, themselves

Noun

si (musical note)

Conj

eye dialect spelling of se, representing Brazil Portuguese

Intj

yes (affirmative answer)

Concepts

si

if

oneself

provided that

themselves

ti

B

🅱️

himself

te

Synonyms

se

a si mesmo

Translations

si

sich

es

zichzelf

si

zich

sí mismo

si

se

soi-même

selbst

se

si

ipse

lui-même

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsi/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: sibi

Cognate with French: soi

Cognate with Italian: sé

Cognate with Spanish: sí

Borrowed from Spanish: sí

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese si, from Latin sibi, from Proto-Indo-European *sébʰye, dative of *swé (“self”). Cognate with French soi, Italian sé, Spanish sí.

Sentences

Quanto mais você gosta de si mesmo , menos você é para os outros .

The more you like yourself, the less you are for others.

Se você respeitar outro , não tenha medo de si mesmo .

If you respect another, don't be afraid of yourself.

A coisa em si estava quase totalmente enterrada na areia .

The thing itself was almost entirely buried in the sand.

Vicky queria não fazer um espetáculo de si mesma .

Vicky wanted to not make a spectacle of herself.

É melhor conquistar a si mesmo do que vencer mil batalhas .

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.

Pois então resolverá por si mesma .

For then it will take care of itself.