Reflexive pronouns in English: know the ins and outs of the “self”

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Reflexive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns are pronouns that are used when the person performing the action is the same as the person receiving it . There are eight:


myself
yourself
himself
herself
itself
ourselves
yourselves
themselves
So far it's all very easy, but the problem is that in Spanish, the belarus phone number list of the reflexive is very common, but in English, not so much.



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Use
We can use reflexive pronouns with most transitive verbs. They often appear in sentences like:

Let me introduce myself. — Allow me to introduce myself.
I cut myself with that knife. —I cut myself with that knife.
She taught herself to play the guitar. — She learned to play the guitar on her own.
They blame themselves for their son's behavior.
You're going to hurt yourself. — You're going to get hurt.
Look at yourself! You're a mess !
You should ask yourself why you don't like being with people.


It can also be used if the indirect object is the same as the subject:

Pour yourself some wine. — Pour some wine.
She bought herself something to eat.


But it cannot be used in sentences in which the recipient of the action is not the entire subject but a part of its body :

He washed his hands.
My head hurts. — My head hurts/I have a headache.
He broke a leg.
Nor when it is an action that a person is expected to do on their own.

He shaved. — He shaved .
She washed .