Reflexive Pronouns (myself, yourself)
Reflexive pronouns digunakan ketika subjek dan objek dalam kalimat merujuk pada orang yang sama. Kata ganti ini menunjukkan bahwa seseorang melakukan sesuatu untuk dirinya sendiri. Kata-kata seperti myself, yourself, himself, dan sebagainya digunakan untuk memperjelas atau menekankan tindakan.
Structure:
| Type | Pattern | Example |
|---|---|---|
| pattern | S + verb + reflexive pronoun | He cut himself while cooking. |
Notes:
- Reflexive pronouns digunakan ketika subjek dan objek adalah orang yang sama.
- Daftar reflexive pronouns: I → myself, you → yourself, he → himself, she → herself, it → itself, we → ourselves, you (jamak) → yourselves, they → themselves.
- Digunakan setelah preposisi untuk menunjukkan bahwa tindakan kembali ke subjek: She spoke to herself.
- Bisa juga digunakan untuk penekanan: I’ll do it myself.
- Jangan gunakan reflexive pronouns jika objek bukan orang yang sama: I met myself ❌ → I met him ✔️.
- Kata 'by myself' berarti 'sendirian': I was at home by myself.
Examples:
- I made this cake myself.
- Did you do this yourself?
- He looked at himself in the mirror.
- She taught herself to play the piano.
- We enjoyed ourselves at the party.
- The cat hurt itself.
- You should be proud of yourselves.
- They blamed themselves for the mistake.