egen in English

egen means own in English.

ADJ | CEFR A1 | frequency rank 87

Meaning

  1. som man rår om, personligown
  2. underlig, egendomligodd, peculiar, strange, queer

Forms

FormUse
egencommon singular
egetneuter singular
egnaplural or definite
egnarecomparative
egnastsuperlative

Examples

  • Man menar att svearna besegrade götarna och infogade deras länder i sitt eget rike .

    It is believed that the Swedes defeated the ingots and inserted their countries into their own kingdom.

  • Man ska inte försöka få andra att omfatta ens egna åsikter .

    You shouldn't try to get others to embrace your own opinions.

  • Hon sa att ni hade nog med era egna problem.

    She said you had enough of your own problems.

A1adjective

egen

own

Form: egna/Plural or definite/Lemma: egen

Definitions

1. own

som man rår om, personlig

Man menar att svearna besegrade götarna och infogade deras länder i sitt eget rike .

It is believed that the Swedes defeated the ingots and inserted their countries into their own kingdom.

Man ska inte försöka andra att omfatta ens egna åsikter .

You shouldn't try to get others to embrace your own opinions.

2. odd, peculiar, strange, queer

underlig, egendomlig

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