Reflexives in subject position

[Meryem SEN]

In Turkish language the self pronoun 'kendi' is used in the subject position as in the following example:
Kendi (himself/herself) geldi (came). It is an inflectional pronoun. Thus, it is possible to use it for the other subject pronouns. For instance, kendi-m (myself), kendi /kendisi (himself/herself/itself), kendi-leri (themselves).
Tüm (All) hazırlıkları (preparations) kendileri (themselves) yaptılar (did).
"Themselves did all the preparations.
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