Lesson 114. Reflexive se
se is the reflexive pronoun. It matches English “-self” or the way we say “I wash myself.”
Perem se. (Перем се.)
— I wash myself.
Zovem se Ana. (Зовем се Ана.)
— My name is Ana. (lit. I am called)
Igram se. (Играм се.)
— I am playing (for fun).
Vide se. (Виде се.)
— They see each other.
se is a clitic. It goes in second position, but in a chain of clitics it comes last.
Ja se zovem Ana. (Ја се зовем Ана.)
— My name is Ana.
Zovem se Ana. (Зовем се Ана.)
— My name is Ana. (without `ja`)
The full form sebe is used when stressed:
Volim sebe. (Волим себе.)
— I love myself.
Kupujem za sebe. (Купујем за себе.)
— I am buying it for myself.