No. 51 in Finnish
itse
"Self" or "oneself."
In a sentence
Teen tämän itse.
I will do this myself.
Here, 'itse' emphasizes that the subject is performing the action personally, without assistance or substitution.
Hän korjasi auton itse.
He/She repaired the car himself/herself.
In this sentence, 'itse' specifies that the subject is the one who completed the task.
Opin tästä itse asiassa paljon.
I actually learned a lot from this.
In this context, 'itse asiassa' is a phrase meaning 'actually,' and 'itse' is part of an idiomatic expression.
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