No. 277 in Arabic
نفسه
"نفسه" means "himself" in English.
In a sentence
هو يفضل الكتابة بنفسه.
He prefers to write by himself.
In this sentence, "بنفسه" is used as a reflexive pronoun, indicating that the subject performs the action alone or independently.
الطالب رأى قضيتين تحملان المعنى نفسه.
The student saw two cases carrying the same meaning.
Here, "نفسه" refers to sameness or identity, emphasizing that the meaning of the two cases is the same.
أحمد يحب الذهاب إلى المكان نفسه دائماً.
Ahmed likes going to the same place always.
In this usage, "نفسه" is employed to specify that the place Ahmed prefers to visit is identical each time.
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