sobie

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.bjɛ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔbjɛ
  • Syllabification: so‧bie

Pronoun

sobie (locative and dative cases)

  1. generic reflexive pronoun: oneself, myself, yourself, itself, etc.
    Zawsze myślisz tylko o sobie. ― You're always thinking about yourself.
  2. each other, one another

Declension
Declension of -
singular and plural
nominative —
genitive się/siebie
dative sobie
accusative się/siebie
instrumental sobą
locative sobie
vocative —

Particle

sobie

  1. (colloquial) used to express the comfortableness of performing the described action or the pleasure in performing it[1]
    Siedzę sobie na ławce. ― I'm just sitting on the bench.

References
  1. Tak sobie pomyślałem…

Further reading
  • sobie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sobie in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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