Reflexive "себя"
Could someone please explain when "себя" might be used. Thank you!Thank you Alena for the details! I did not realize it could "reflect" any subject! Very informative, thank you.

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Reflexive "себя"
Could someone please explain when "себя" might be used.  Thank you!Thank you Alena for the details!  I did not realize it could "reflect" any subject!  Very informative, thank you.

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"Себя" is reflexive pronoun, which means the action aimed at oneself. (себя=oneself) 

I love only myself. - Я люблю только себя.
You love only yourself. - Ты любишь только себя.
He loves only himself. - Он любит только себя
They love only themselves. - Они любят только себя, etc.

But be careful, because "себя" is a form of genitive and accusative cases (форма родительного и винительного падежа). Other forms:
И. - (as it's reflexive)
Р. себя
Д. себе
В. себя
Т. собой
П. (о) себе


UPD
About Anna's example: "Ничего себе" is stable expression, it doesn't obey any rule.

Sometimes "oneself" translates as verb+postfix ся/сь

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I think, себя=myself in some contexts. 
For example, I hate myself when I am being late=Я ненавижу себя, когда я опаздываю :-))

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Ничего себе! It's amazing!

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