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însumi
myself (emphatic, used by a male speaker with "eu", I) /ɨnˈsumʲ/
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Also: personally, even I
Example sentences
Eu însumi am făcut prăjitura.
I made the cake myself.
Am reparat mașina eu însumi.
I fixed the car myself.
Nu pot să cred că am terminat proiectul eu însumi.
I can't believe I finished the project myself.
Mie însumi mi-e greu să accept greșeala pe care am făcut-o.
Even I find it hard to accept the mistake I made.
M-am întrebat eu însumi dacă decizia a fost corectă.
I asked myself whether the decision was right.
Pe mine însumi m-a uimit calmul cu care am reacționat.
The calm with which I reacted amazed even me.
Word family
însămimyself (female speaker)
însuțiyourself (male, singular)însușihimselfînșineourselves
înșișithemselves (male)
Etymology
Însumi comes from Latin ipse, "self," which gives the Romanian element îns-. To this root Romanian attached a personal ending that echoes the verb a fi, "to be," in the first person singular, related to Latin sum, "I am." The result fuses "self" with "I am" into a single emphatic word meaning "I myself." This pattern, pairing îns- with different persons of "to be," is unique to Romanian among the Romance languages.
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