Reflexive pronouns
Përemrat vetvetorë
Do you know how to use reflexive pronouns like myself, yourself or themselves? Look at these examples to see how reflexive pronouns are used.
A dini se si t’i përdorni përemrat vetvetorë si myself, yourself apo themselves? Shihni këta shembuj për të parë se si përdoren përemrat vetvetorë.
She looked at herself in the mirror.
I'm trying to teach myself Italian with an app.
Our children walk to school by themselves.
Try this exercise to test your grammar.
Provoni këtë ushtrim për të testuar njohuritë tuaja gramatikore.
Complete the sentences.
Plotësoni fjalitë.
ourselves | himself | herself | themselves | each other | myself | yourself | itself |
We're really enjoying _________ here in Brazil.
My daughter's four and she dresses _______ now in the mornings.
That bed is too big and heavy to move by ___________.
I hurt ________ really badly falling down the stairs.
The main rule in this classroom is that everyone should respect _______ .
The children made this cake _______ !
He knows how to laugh at _______ .
Our cat was more interested in the box than the toy ________ !
Read the explanation to learn more.
Lexoni shpjegimin për të mësuar më shumë.
Grammar explanation
Shpjegimi gramatikor
Reflexive pronouns are words like myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves. They refer back to a person or thing.
Përemrat vetvetorë janë fjalë si myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves dhe themselves. Ato i referohen një personi apo gjëje.
We often use reflexive pronouns when the subject and the object of a verb are the same.
Ne shpesh përdorim përemrat vetvetorë kur kryefjala dhe kundrina e foljes janë të njëjta.
I cut myself when I was making dinner last night.
I hope you enjoy yourselves at the party tonight!
My phone isn't working properly. It turns itself off for no reason.
We need to believe in ourselves more.
Adding emphasis
Shtojmë theks
We can add a reflexive pronoun for emphasis when it's unusual or different.
Ne mund të shtojmë një përemër vetvetor për të theksuar kur është i pazakontë apo i ndryshëm.
He wants to pass his driving test so that he can drive himself to work.
She broke her arm, so she couldn't wash herself very easily.
We can use reflexive pronouns to emphasise that someone does it personally, not anybody else.
Ne mund t’i përdorim përemrat vetvetorë për të theksuar se dikush e bën atë vetë, jo dikush tjetër.
The door was definitely locked. I locked it myself.
Are you redecorating your flat yourselves?
We can also use a reflexive pronoun together with the noun it refers to in order to emphasise it.
Ne gjithashtu mund të përdorim një përemër vetvetor bashkë me emrin që i referohet në mënyrë që ta theksojmë atë.
We talked to the manager herself, and she agreed to give us our money back.
Parents themselves need to take more responsibility for their children's learning.
By + reflexive pronoun
By + përemër vetvetor
We can use by + reflexive pronoun to mean alone.
Ne mund të përdorim by + përemër vetvetor për të thënë vetëm.
He usually goes on holiday by himself.
Do you enjoy being by yourself?
Reciprocal pronouns
Përemrat reciprokë
Notice the difference between plural reflexive pronouns and reciprocal pronouns (each other, one another).
Vini re ndryshimin midis përemrave vetvetorë në shumës dhe përemrave reciprokë (njëri-tjetrin).
They're buying themselves a new television.
They're buying each other small gifts.
We looked at ourselves in the mirror.
We looked at each other in surprise.
With reciprocal pronouns (e.g. each other), each person does the action to the other person/people but not to themselves.
Me përemrat reciprokë (p.sh. njëri-tjetrin), secili person e kryen veprimin drejt personit/personave të tjerë, por jo drejt vetes së tyre.
Do this exercise to test your grammar again.
Bëni këtë ushtrim për të testuar sërish njohuritë tuaja gramatikore.
Complete the sentences.
Plotësoni fjalitë.
herself | ourselves | myself | themselves | yourselves | each other | himself | itself |
I woke _______ up last night because I kept coughing.
Just download it and the software will install _________ .
We mustn't blame __________ . It was an accident.
Nobody wanted to help, so he cleaned the bathroom ________ .
We said goodbye and never saw ________ again.
They're going to receive their medal from the Queen _________ .
Many young people look for shared accommodation, as they can't afford to live by ___________ .
Welcome to the group, Jana and Peggy! Can you introduce _________ ?
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