Herself in Tagalog

“Herself” in Tagalog translates to “Siya mismo” or “Niya mismo”, used as a reflexive or emphatic pronoun referring to a female person. This term emphasizes that the female subject performs an action on or by herself. Discover how to use this important pronoun in everyday Filipino conversations below.

[Words] = Herself

[Definition]:

• Herself /hərˈsɛlf/
• Pronoun 1: Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a female person previously mentioned as the subject
• Pronoun 2: Used to emphasize a particular female person or thing mentioned
• Reflexive pronoun indicating the female subject and object are the same

[Synonyms] = Siya mismo, Niya mismo, Ang kanyang sarili, Sa kanyang sarili, Siya mismo (babae)

[Example]:

• Ex1_EN: She looked at herself in the mirror.
• Ex1_PH: Tumingin siya sa kanyang sarili sa salamin.
• Ex2_EN: She made the cake herself without any help.
• Ex2_PH: Ginawa niya ang cake niya mismo nang walang tulong.
• Ex3_EN: She keeps everything to herself.
• Ex3_PH: Iniingatan niya ang lahat para sa kanyang sarili.
• Ex4_EN: The manager herself came to apologize.
• Ex4_PH: Ang manager mismo ang dumating upang humingi ng paumanhin.
• Ex5_EN: She promised herself that she would never give up.
• Ex5_PH: Nangako siya sa kanyang sarili na hindi siya susuko.