de moi-même

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EducatorPermalink Reply by George Hunt on April 26, 2014 at 5:49pm

Yes I think that is correct.

You can find masses of examples here 

https://www.google.ie/search?q=de+moi-m%C3%AAme&oq=de+moi-m%C3%...*+de+moi-m%C3%AAme%22

I can't think of another obvious  way of expressing it actually.

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Permalink Reply by Chantal Savignat on April 26, 2014 at 8:58pm

yes, you have "par moi-même" too.

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Permalink Reply by Jacques Fabre on May 2, 2014 at 1:31pm

I would say :

"je ne peux pas le faire moi-même". (I can't to it myself)

If you want to insist on the fact that you have no personal mean (possibility, capability) to perform such action, you should say : "Je ne peux pas le faire par moi-même".

If you want to express that this action would not  come from your own will (your own initiative or wish), ou should say : "Je ne peux pas le faire de moi-même".

Jacques

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Permalink Reply by Dwayne Roberts on May 2, 2014 at 4:33pm

So, de moi-même would be used if I could do it by myself but I don't want to?

Je peux pas laver la vaisselle de moi-même.  M'aide.

Would that be the same as

Je veux pas laver la vaisselle moi-même.  M'aide.

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Permalink Reply by Dwayne Roberts on May 2, 2014 at 4:37pm

The essence of my question has to do with whether and when to use

moi-même

par moi-même

de moi-même

or some other construction.

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