עצמי

עצמי

Myself / Self

In this sentence, 'עצמי' refers to 'myself', indicating self-reference related to the subject 'אני' ('I').

אני אוהב לבלות זמן עם עצמי.

I love spending time with myself.

Here, 'בעצמי' translates as 'myself', used for emphasis, showing that the speaker will take responsibility or action personally.

אעשה זאת בעצמי אם אף אחד אחר לא יכול.

I will do it myself if no one else can.

In this case, 'בעצמו' means 'by himself', used to indicate that the action was done without help, referring back to the boy ('הילד').

הילד גילה את הדבר הזה בעצמו.

The boy discovered that thing by himself.