Li amuzas sin, he amuses himself.
Arturo vidis birdon apud si, Arthur saw a bird near him(self).
Sxi trovas floron apud si, she finds a flower near her(self).
Mario trovis sin sur blua tapisxo,
Mary found herself on a blue carpet.
La tapisxo havas diversajn kolorojn en si,
the carpet has various colors in it(self).
La birdo kasxas sin sub la folioj,
the bird hides itself under the leaves.
Ili amuzas sin, they amuse themselves.
La viroj havas segxojn apud si,
the men have chairs near them(selves).
La virinoj trovas florojn apud si,
the women find flowers near them(selves).
La arboj havas cxerizojn sur si,
the trees have cherries on them(selves).
Sub si la infanoj trovis molan tapisxon,
under them(selves) the children found a soft carpet.

[Footnote: From the very fact that "si" always refers to the subject of
the verb, it is evident that "si" can never itself be used as subject or
part of the subject of the verb.]


REFLEXIVE VERBS.

41. A verb having a reflexive pronoun for its direct object is sometimes
called a "reflexive verb", from the fact that some languages have had or
still have a special reflexive or middle form of the verb, to express an