Sentence examples of "selbst" in German with translation "themselves"

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Warum bringen Menschen sich selbst um? Why do people kill themselves?
Die Schüler haben die Arbeit selbst gemacht. The pupils did the work themselves.
Sie sollten das Recht haben, selbst zu entscheiden. They should have the right to decide for themselves.
Sie wurden befreit um für sich selbst zu arbeiten. They were freed to work for themselves.
Sie wurden allein gelassen, um sich selbst zu versorgen. They were left to fend for themselves.
Wir sollten Kindern sagen, wie man sich selbst schützt. We should tell children how to protect themselves.
Die Leute sind zu faul, um selbst in einem Wörterbuch nachzuschlagen. People are too lazy to look it up themselves in a dictionary.
Es gibt sehr viele Leute, die nur lesen, um sich selbst vom Denken abzuhalten. There are very many people who read simply to prevent themselves from thinking.
Du brauchst keine Angst zu haben, denn der Gott, von dem sie reden, existiert nicht; und wenn sie dir sagen, er existiere doch, dann irren sie sich entweder, oder sie gebrauchen das Wort »existieren« in einer anderen Bedeutung und treffen damit nur eine Aussage über sich selbst. You don’t need to have to fear, because the god, about which they talk, doesn’t exist; and if they tell you, it would still exist, then they are either wrong or they use the word “exist” with a different meaning and thereby just make a point about themselves.
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