Your question cannot be answered in general because the word "sich" is not always translated into one specific word when translating from German into English. Your own example illustrates this nicely: in German we say "setzt sich ein" but in English, you say "puts in" without a reflexive pronoun. On the other hand, in English you state " her contact lenses" with a possessive pronoun, while in ...
reflexive - Where to place "sich" in an elaborate sentence? - German ...
As an English speaker learning German, "sich" is a very mysterious word. Consider these sentences from the schlagen entry in Duden: die Nachricht ist ihm auf den Magen geschlagen die Erk...
What does "sich" do in this context? - German Language Stack Exchange
Wann benutzt man auf oder über mit freuen? Zum Beispiel: Meine Tochter freut sich schon _ die Sommerferien.
There are at least six verbs in German, which mean “to agree”: übereinkommen etw. vereinbaren einverstanden sein sich einigen / sich einig werden sich absprechen sich auf etw. verständigen Can you ...
The Hill: Howard Stern says he feared US wouldn’t elect a woman: ‘I know how men talk behind closed doors’
Howard Stern says he was fearful going into the election that the country wasn’t ready to elect its first woman president in Vice President Harris because he knows “how men talk behind closed doors.” ...
Howard Stern says he feared US wouldn’t elect a woman: ‘I know how men talk behind closed doors’
MONTPELIER – When Keith Stern’s great-granddaughter was born earlier this year, the Springfield man held her in his arms and realized that he worried what kind of world she had just entered. “The ...