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

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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