Presumably ‘soi-même’ can also be used for ‘itself’ ?
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Anita P.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Soi-même
This question relates to:French lesson "Using [French stress pronouns] + même(s) to express "myself/yourself/etc" in French"
Asked 2 years ago
Hi Anita,
Not really as itself in French would depend on the gender of the noun it refers to.
Take a look at the following page which gives you an alternative 'en soi'.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-french/itself
But it is a good point!
Jim J. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi Anita,
Yes! I believe so, given that "soi" relates to the third person singular.
Jim
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
You use "soi-même" for third person singular when the subject is not well defined or general (think of "on" instead of "il" or "elle").
Il faut qu'on le fasse soi-même.
Il faut qu'elle le fasse elle-même.
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