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You almost got yourself killed.
You almost got killed yourself.
You almost got yourself to kill.
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    All three are correct, but all mean very different things. Without context, we cannot know which sense is intended.
    – choster
    Commented Jun 8, 2017 at 23:32
  • How is that possible!!!! Plz give me more information about them. I was watching Terminator 2 movie then confront with it. obviously, the first one is correct in my situation but I want to learn more.
    – Farid S
    Commented Jun 9, 2017 at 8:13
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    If you want to learn more, you should ask a more specific question. You might read through this meta question along with its answers for more hints.
    – J.R. ♦
    Commented Jun 9, 2017 at 9:00
  • "me too" :) I am especially interested in understanding sentence 2. I have no problem with the others.
    – virolino
    Commented Apr 15, 2019 at 12:02

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1) You almost got yourself killed. [emphatic]

get oneself [killed, kicked out of class, framed, in trouble, run over] get + past participle or phrase here means: to find oneself in a situation where something is done to you.

2) You almost got killed yourself. [this implies others were killed]

  • He almost got in trouble himself. [others did get in trouble]This emphasizes that he did not but others did.

3)You almost got yourself to kill.

Ok, well, this one is a bit iffy. It can mean: you almost convinced yourself to kill.

to get yourself to do something.

Usually, you get others to do something.

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  • Would you just tell me which part of the sentence implies others were killed? I am a bit confused about the second one! I have never encountered such sentences before!
    – Cardinal
    Commented May 17, 2019 at 4:21
  • The second one could also be used as a "rebuttal" of sorts: "Watch out! You almost got killed!" "You're telling me that? You almost got killed yourself."
    – nick012000
    Commented May 17, 2019 at 4:46
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I believe the meaning that you are looking for is conveyed by the first expression. That is the expression used:

get + somebody + past participle

It means you were just about to kill yourself, or you put yourself in a situation that was leading to your death.

The others are also correct, but they have different meanings. The second one means you yourself were about to be killed. The third one means you almost forced or persuaded yourself to kill (somebody).

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  • I can't understand. Would you refer me to grammar
    – Farid S
    Commented Jun 8, 2017 at 20:50
  • The grammar is what I told you. You can take a look at the 18th sense at the LDOCE entrance for "get".
    – Diamond
    Commented Jun 8, 2017 at 21:00
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    No, all three are correct, but the meanings are different.
    – alephzero
    Commented Jun 9, 2017 at 0:57
  • @Diamond: "refer me to grammar" means - please provide one or more links where the issue is described with more details. This is actually the rule of posting answers here on ELL.
    – virolino
    Commented Apr 15, 2019 at 12:00

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