# sine

**Part of speech:** PRON  
**Frequency rank:** #20 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Reflexive pronoun used with prepositions, especially in formal or general statements: 'of himself/herself/itself/themselves', 'to himself/herself', etc. In modern Romanian, it appears in fixed or semi-fixed structures like 'în sine', 'de sine', 'pentru sine'.

## Meanings

- **oneself; himself/herself/itself/themselves (used after a preposition)** — Reflexive, emphatic, often abstract or formal.
- **with oneself; about oneself** — Used in reflexive or introspective expressions.

## Example sentences

- Ideea este bună în sine, dar aplicarea ei e dificilă. — _The idea is good in itself, but applying it is difficult._
- A luat decizia pentru sine, nu pentru ceilalți. — _He made the decision for himself, not for the others._
- În sinea ei, știa că nu avea dreptate. — _In her heart, she knew she was wrong._

## Forms

se, s-, -și, și-, își, -se, și, sine, se-

## Nearby words by frequency

- [vrea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/vrea)
- [pe](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pe)
- [cu](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cu)
- [un](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/un)
- [acesta](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acesta)
- [mai](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mai)
- [face](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/face)
- [da](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/da)
- [putea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/putea)
- [pentru](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pentru)
- [bine](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/bine)
- [ca](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ca)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sine](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sine) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.