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The article for

Selbst

das Selbst

Selbst is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural
English
self, itself, themselves, himself, yourself, herself
Topic
Thinking

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Why is it das Selbst?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Selbst, so learn the two together: das Selbst.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] one's own person in their entirety

[1] die eigene Person in ihrer Gesamtheit

Examples

[1] One should not neglect one's own self

[1] Das eigene Selbst sollte man nicht vernachlässigen.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Selbst —
Genitiv des Selbst —
Dativ dem Selbst —
Akkusativ das Selbst —

Pronunciation

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