doch selber

yourself

→ doch

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yourself Used emphatically, often in a retort or irritated response. Here, selber means “yourself,” while doch adds emphasis or contrast; the phrase can correspond to “you do it yourself” or “you yourself do that.”

GE: Wenn du es besser weißt, dann mach es doch selber!

EN: If you know better, then do it yourself!

Wenn's dir nicht passt, dann mach's doch selber.

If you don't like it, then do it yourself.

— The Return - Die Rückkehr (2003)

Pass doch selber auf.

Then watch where you're going.

— Die Welle (2008)

Find 's doch selber raus.

Figure it out yourself.

— Léon - Der Profi (1994)

Sagen Sie der Frau doch selber Bescheid!

Why don't you tell the woman yourself?

— Die Kinder des Monsieur Mathieu (2004)

Du schläfst doch selber dauernd.

You're the one who's always sleeping.

— The Return - Die Rückkehr (2003)

Du heulst doch selber!

You're the one crying!

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Mugen Train (2020)

Mach es doch selber!

Do it yourself!

— Hass (1995)

Schau doch selber nach!

Look for yourself!

— Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)

Probier es doch selber aus, wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst.

Why don't you try it yourself if you really want to know?

— Suspiria - In den Krallen des Bösen (1977)