egen
See also: égen and egén
Danish
Adjective
egen (neuter eget, plural and definite singular attributive egne)
- own
- private
Adjective
egen (neuter egent or eget, definite and plural egne)
- peculiar
- odd
- strange
Noun
egen c
- definite singular of eg
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German eigenen. Cognate with English own, German eignen, from egen.
Verb
egen (past singular egen, past participle egent, auxiliary verb hebben)
- (reflexive) to suit
Conjugation
Conjugation of egen (weak verb, irregular)
| infinitive | egen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | egen | egen |
| 2nd person singular | egens(t) | egens(t) |
| 3rd person singular | egen(t) | egen |
| plural | egent, egenen | eegnen, egen |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | egen(e) | |
| plural | egent | |
| participle | present | past |
| egen | (e)egent, geegent | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- (of determiner) eigen
Etymology
From Old Norse eiginn, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz (“to own, to possess”).
Adjective
egen (neuter singular egent, definite singular and plural egne)
- peculiar, odd
- obstinate, pertinacious, uncompromising
- Han er ganske egen av seg.
- He is quite pertinacious.
- Han er ganske egen av seg.
Derived terms
- stedegen
- særegen
Determiner
egen (neuter singular eget, definite singular and plural egne)
- own (possessed by someone)
- Google slipper egen nettleser
- Google releases (its) own web browser
- Google slipper egen nettleser
Derived terms
Terms derived from egen (determiner)
- egenkapital
- egennavn
- egenrådig
- egenundersøkelse
- egenvekt
- egenverdi
References
- “egen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Adjective
egen
- peculiar, eccentric, odd, unique, personal, individualistic
- Hon har den finaste och egnaste klädstilen.
- She has the finest and most unique fashion style.
- Hon har den finaste och egnaste klädstilen.
Declension
| Inflection of egen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | egen | egnare | egnast |
| Neuter singular | eget | egnare | egnast |
| Plural | egna | egnare | egnast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | egne | egnare | egnaste |
| All | egna | egnare | egnaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Related terms
- egenhet
- eget (adverb)
- säregen
Pronoun
egen
- own, of my own (belonging to one and only one (determiner))
- Jag vill ha en egen hund.
- I want a dog of my own.
- Det där är min alldeles egna häst.
- That is my very own horse.
- Boken är faktiskt min egen.
- The book is actually my own.
- Alex har sitt eget hus.
- Alex has his own house.
- Jag vill ha en egen hund.
Usage notes
Variably classified as pronoun and adjective, where the set of inflections very much resembles that of an adjective, but they are used in somewhat different situations:
- Following numbers, indefinite articles or possessive pronouns: egen, eget or egna depending on whether the noun is common, neuter or plural, respectively. (Had the word been a pure adjective, possessive pronouns would always have required the form "egna")
- Following definite article, adjectives or adverbs (in particular the word alldeles): egna
Related terms
- egenvärde
- egenvektor
- egenfunktion
- egenrum
- egnahem