Lui-même

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Lui-même

Lui-même is a pronoun meaning “himself.” It can also be an expression meaning “by himself” or “all by himself.”

To say “herself”, you can use elle-même.

Meaning

Its meanings include:

Himself
By himself
All by himself

Alternatives

Elle-même (herself)
De lui-même (off his own)
Égal à lui-même (true to himself)

Example sentence

Il a cousu ce pul lui-même.

He stitched this sweater all by himself.

Le président lui-même est venu me voir à l’hôpital.

The president himself came to visit me in the hospital.

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