"Kann ich nicht selbst entscheiden?"

Translation: Can't I decide myself?

[snbutler]

I thought entscheiden was reflexive. In which case, why is it not "Kann ich mich nicht entscheiden" ? Why "selbst"?

[ArvindhMani]

I dont know abt reflexive verbs but i'll hazard a guess.. Selbst means "self" -- myself, yourself, himself, herself.

Mich is just "me". So your translation would mean 'Cant i decide me?'

Perhaps 'Kann ich nicht für mich entschieden?' is a right answer.. I hope i'm not wrong. :)

[slackbeard]

sort of repeating kovo but how do you make a distinction between "can't i decide MYSELF?" as in can't it be my decision, can i make the decision by myself; and "can i NOT decide myself?" as in can it not be my decision, can someone else make the decision for me, or with me ??????

[NeilMcQ68]

Same as in English surely? With stress! You didn' need to change the sentence structure, although by doing so you have negated the possibility of stressing NOT. You could equally well have said; 'Can I not decide MYSELF?' So you see, it's the same sentence with a different enphasis

[leeksharon]

Anyone know when to use "selber" from "selbst"? Thanks.

[4kreider4]

Shouldn't selber be used instead of selbst? I thought selber is used when the subject is singular and selbst for when it is plural.

[jamesworks75503]

Why is "Can I not judge for myself?" incorrect?

[LawrenceWelch]

"Can't I myself decide" means exactly the same as the suggested translation, and should be accepted.

[Erik286377]

Improper English grammar

[caplexxo]

"Can I not decide for myself" is incorrect, would anyone mind telling me why?

[LawrenceWelch]

I think it should be accepted.

[PopSixSquish]

Can this only mean '...decide myself'? Could it be '...decide FOR myself'?

[CapnDoug]

"Can't I decide for myself?" sounds better to me.

[rcabreu]

Why can't "Wir können uns entscheiden" be translated as "We can decide ourselves", but this one can me translated as "Can't I decide myself" and not as "Can't I decide? Please HELP.. Apparent nonsense..

[sovo]

How do you say "Can I not decide myself?"?

[Vindalf]

It's the same

[liminal]

How do you say "I can not even decide'?

[Ungewitig_Wiht]

IDK but I think;

Ich kann nicht sogar entscheiden.

[dghitc]

Where did "selbst" go and where did "myself" come from? Thanks!

[saeed118]

ist es richtig? Kann ich selbst nicht entscheiden?"

[DBasar]

i would like to know it too

[bpecover1]

I thought selbst as an adverb meant "even", so why isn't "can I not even decide"
accepted?

[JasminKarl2]

Doesn't "kann," conjugated from "können," refer to the ability to do a thing? Shouldn't "dürfen" be used when it is a matter of having or lacking permission?

[WolfVonPosen]

So person who ask went to decide alone but he cant and he said "Kann ich nicht selbst entscheiden?" Is it good context?

[donegal.ruth]

Can't I choose myself isn't accepted. Is it wrong?

[CapnDoug]

Yes, it is wrong. To have a similar meaning it would need to be "Can't I choose for myself?" Also, the sentence to translate has "entscheiden" - "decide" and not "wählen" - "choose".

"Can't I choose myself?" would be, for example, if you were choosing members of a team, you were told that you couldn't choose yourself, and you are questioning this decision.

[WLB357314]

Why not "Can I not choose by myself"?

[CapnDoug]

See my previous answer:
The sentence to translate says "entscheiden" - "decide" and not "wählen" - "choose".