soi
Meanings
Pronoun
1. Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition
a. oneself (chiefly)
b. Occasionally representing other pronouns, e.g. ourselves, or translated according to the referenced indefinite subject
2. nominative pronoun reinforcing indefinite or very generalized subject; one (rare)
3. himself, herself, itself (dated)
Examples59
Pourquoi ne pense-t-on qu'à soi ?
Why do people only think of themselves?
Il ne croit qu'en soi.
He only believes in himself.
On a souvent besoin d'un plus petit que soi.
We often need someone smaller than ourselves.
demander autour de soi
to ask around
David a un problème de confiance en soi.
David has a confidence problem.
Je pense que Tom manque de confiance en soi.
I think Tom is insecure.