No. 407 in Hebrew
עצמי
Myself / Self
In a sentence
אני אוהב לבלות זמן עם עצמי.
I love spending time with myself.
In this sentence, 'עצמי' refers to 'myself', indicating self-reference related to the subject 'אני' ('I').
הילד גילה את הדבר הזה בעצמו.
The boy discovered that thing by himself.
In this case, 'בעצמו' means 'by himself', used to indicate that the action was done without help, referring back to the boy ('הילד').
אעשה זאת בעצמי אם אף אחד אחר לא יכול.
I will do it myself if no one else can.
Here, 'בעצמי' translates as 'myself', used for emphasis, showing that the speaker will take responsibility or action personally.
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