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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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explain himself

0Did he explain himself?02br
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00What's the meaning of "himself" in the sentence above? I believe it has the same meaning as "Did he explain?" If not, could you please provide a context/example to distinguish them.02br
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0 01b 00Not02b 00 the same meaning. 02br 02br 00 explain himself: explaining 01b 00his own02b 00 actions0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 01b 00Not02b 00 the same meaning.
  • 02br 02br 00 explain himself: explaining 01b 00his own02b 00 actions0-
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0 01b00Not02b00 the same meaning. 02br
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00 explain himself: explaining 01b00his own02b00 actions0-
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0 also, 02br
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00Did 01b00he himself02b00 explain? - was the explanation given by him personally?0-
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0 Hi Noori02br
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01i01font00"Did he himself explain?"02font02i02br
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00With that word order, you want to know whether he, not someone else, explained something. If the topic of the explanation is already understood from the context, it is sometimes omitted.0-
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0Yes, thanks, and that's I wanted to explain to New2grammar.0-
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0Yes, thanks, and that's I wanted to explain to New2grammar.0-
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0 Thank you everyone! 0-
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01cite10Noori12cite10also, 12br
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10Did 11b10he himself12b10 explain? - was the explanation given by him personally?12br
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10Oh, sorry, Noori. I misunderstood you. 0-
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