ինքն

In a sentence

• Ինքն ինձ ասաց, որ ուշանալը խնդիր չէ։

  He told me that being late is not a problem.

  In this sentence, 'ինքն' is used as a pronoun referring to 'he' or 'she', depending on the context, and acts as the subject.

• Նա նայեց հայելուն ու ինքն իրեն հարցրեց՝ ճիշտ արե՞ց։

  He looked in the mirror and asked himself whether he did the right thing.

  Here, 'ինքն իրեն' is a reflexive construction where 'ինքն' emphasizes the subject referring back to itself, equivalent to 'himself' or 'herself'.

• Ինքնուրույն սովորելու հնարավորությունը մեծ գանձ է։

  The ability to study independently is a great treasure.

  In this context, 'ինքն' is a root within the compound word 'ինքնուրույն', which means 'independently', showing an idiomatic or derived use.