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LEARN TAMIL THROUGH PHONETICS BY D.SINGARAYAN

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LESSON – 56

Reflective Pronouns

When the speaker or writer is affected by an action, the reflective form of the pronoun is used. Here are the reflective pronouns with meanings.

Table 56.1 Reflective pronouns with meanings.

	English
	I cut myself.
	You cut yourself.
	He cut himself.
	He cut himself.
	She cut herself.
	It cut itself.
	We cut ourselves.
	You cut yourselves.
	They cut themselves.
	They cut themselves.

When the reflective pronoun is used to emphasize the fact that the speaker himself is doing something, it is used as follows :

Table 56.2 Reflective pronouns used for emphasis

	English
	I myself wrote it. I myself wrote it.
	You yourself wrote it. You yourself wrote it.
	He himself wrote it. He himself wrote it.
	He himself wrote it. He himself wrote it.
	She herself wrote it. She herself wrote it.
	It itself wrote it. It itself wrote it.
	We ourselves wrote it. We ourselves wrote it.
	You yourselves wrote it. You yourselves wrote it.
	They themselves wrote it. They themselves wrote it.
	They themselves wrote it. They themselves wrote it.

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