Usage examples of "selbst" in German with translation to English

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Selbst ich halte es nicht aus. Even I can't endure it.
Sie können auch selbst hingehen. You may as well go yourself.
Ich kann es selbst machen. I can do it by myself.
Tom hat es selbst gemacht. Tom did it himself.
Sie hat den Saft selbst gemacht. She made the juice by herself.
Warum bringen Menschen sich selbst um? Why do people kill themselves?
Vergessen wir nicht uns selbst! Let us not forget about ourselves!
Dieses Mittel selbst ist kein Gift. This medicine is not a poison in itself.
Sich selbst zu kennen ist nicht einfach. To know oneself is not easy.
Er war nur noch ein Schatten seiner selbst. He was only a shadow of his former self.
Was gefällt dir daran, dir selbst ausländische Namen zu geben? Why do you like to give yourselves foreign names?
Er erzählt selbst Kindern unanständige Witze. He tells dirty jokes even to children.
Du musst dich selbst kennen. You must know yourself.
Ich habe das selbst gesehen. I myself saw it.
Er reparierte seine Uhr selbst. He repaired his watch by himself.
Sie sprach gern über sich selbst. She was fond of talking about herself.
Die Schüler haben die Arbeit selbst gemacht. The pupils did the work themselves.
Wir wurden nicht für uns selbst geboren. We are not born for ourselves.
Die Schlange rollt sich selbst zusammen. The snake coils itself up.
An sich selbst zu zweifeln, ist das erste Zeichen von Intelligenz. To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence.
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