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ourselves in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- anfusana
- Arabizi
anfosna- Type
- pronoun
- Root
- ن ف س
How to use it
This is a reflexive pronoun used when the subject is 'we'. It emphasizes that the action is done by 'us' to 'us'. It is formed by adding the pronoun suffix '-na' (our) to the word 'anfus' (selves).
Example sentences
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نَحْنُ نُسَاعِدُ أَنْفُسَنَا.
naḥnu nusāʿidu anfusana.
We help ourselves.
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يَجِبُ أَنْ نُقَدِّمَ أَنْفُسَنَا لِلْمُسَاعَدَةِ.
yajibu an nuqaddima anfusana lil-musāʿadati.
We must offer ourselves for help.
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لَقَدْ أَنْقَذْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا مِنْ خَطَرٍ.
laqad anqadhna anfusana min khaṭarin.
We saved ourselves from danger.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
We owe it to ourselves.
وندين لأنفسنا بذلك.
We further commit ourselves
وإننا نلتزم أيضا
We really enjoyed ourselves.
أمضينا وقتاً ممتعاً جداً.
We hereby commit ourselves to:
16 - ونحن، بناء على ما سبق، نلزم أنفسنا بما يلي:
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
فاننا لسنا نكرز بانفسنا بل بالمسيح يسوع ربا ولكن بانفسنا عبيدا لكم من اجل يسوع.
For we don't preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake;
فاننا لسنا نكرز بانفسنا بل بالمسيح يسوع ربا ولكن بانفسنا عبيدا لكم من اجل يسوع.
Now, we've just tried and -- looked at our character and asked ourselves, "Can we do that ourselves as well?"
الآن قمنا بمحاولة ونظرنا الى شخصنا وسألنا أنفسنا، هل يمكننا أن نفعل ذلك لأنفسنا أيضا؟
Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
لكن كان لنا في انفسنا حكم الموت لكي لا نكون متكلين على انفسنا بل على الله الذي يقيم الاموات.
To see ourselves, touch ourselves and understand ourselves through our own eyes, outside of social norms, will help us to connect, value and enjoy our sexuality.
رؤية أنفسنا، ولمس وفهم أنفسنا من خلال أعيننا خارج العادات والأعراف الاجتماعية تساعدنا في الاتصال والانتباه والاستمتاع بحياتنا الجنسية.
Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body.
وليس هكذا فقط بل نحن الذين لنا باكورة الروح نحن انفسنا ايضا نئن في انفسنا متوقعين التبني فداء اجسادنا.
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
وليس هكذا فقط بل نحن الذين لنا باكورة الروح نحن انفسنا ايضا نئن في انفسنا متوقعين التبني فداء اجسادنا.
And that change is forcing us to question quite fundamental aspects of our society -- how we keep ourselves healthy, how we govern ourselves, how we educate ourselves, how we keep ourselves secure.
هذا التغيير يدفعنا الى السؤال عن عدد من المبادىء الأساسية في مجتمعنا كيف نحافظ على صحتنا, كيف ننظم حياتنا, كيف نتثقف, كيف نبقى بأمان
Questions and answers
What is the difference between 'us' and 'ourselves' in Arabic?
'Us' is 'نا' (nā) when it's an object pronoun (e.g., 'he saw us' - رآنا). 'Ourselves' is 'أنفسنا' (anfusana) when the subject is 'we' and the object is also 'we'.
Can 'ourselves' be used in other ways?
Yes, 'ourselves' can also be used for emphasis, like 'We ourselves will do it' - سنفعلها بأنفسنا (sanafʿaluhā bi-anfusinā).
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