Sentence examples of "Selbst" in German with translation "himself"

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Er reparierte seine Uhr selbst. He repaired his watch by himself.
Er ist von selbst aufgewacht. He woke up of himself.
Tom hat es selbst gemacht. Tom did it himself.
Er hat es selbst gemacht. He did it himself.
Ich sprach mit dem Chef selbst. I spoke to the principal himself.
Er hat sich selbst Französisch beigebracht. He taught himself French.
Jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt. It's every man for himself.
Eines Tages tötete er sich selbst. One day he killed himself.
Er hat es tatsächlich selbst gemacht. As a matter of fact, he did it by himself.
Er brachte sich selbst Französisch bei. He taught himself French.
Der Mann zündete sich selbst an. The man set himself on fire.
Er war wütend auf sich selbst. He was angry with himself.
Er denkt nur an sich selbst. He thinks only about himself.
Tom schoss sich selbst in den Kopf. Tom shot himself in the head.
Dieser Typ nahm das Beste für sich selbst. That guy took the best for himself.
Tom kann nur sich selbst die Schuld geben. Tom has only himself to blame.
Er selbst weigerte sich, mit ihr zu sprechen. He himself refused to talk to her.
Er sollte das Recht haben, selbst zu entscheiden. He should have the right to decide for himself.
Er verletzte sich selbst während des gestrigen Spiels. He hurt himself during yesterday's game.
Der Beamte konnte die Beschwerde nicht selbst bearbeiten. The official could not deal with the complaint himself.
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