Subject | Russian | English |
gen. | быть сам виноватым | bring something upon oneself (The victim brought it upon herself. She was in a new city and should have paid more attention to her bag. VLZ_58) |
gen. | быть самому виноватым | have oneself to thank |
Makarov. | она сама была во всём виновата | she herself was to blame for the whole thing |