egen

See also: égen and egén

Danish

Adjective

egen (neuter eget, plural and definite singular attributive egne)

  1. own
  2. private

Adjective

egen (neuter egent or eget, definite and plural egne)

  1. peculiar
  2. odd
  3. strange

Noun

egen c

  1. 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)

  1. (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

Etymology

From Old Norse eiginn, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz (“to own, to possess”).

Adjective

egen (neuter singular egent, definite singular and plural egne)

  1. peculiar, odd
  2. obstinate, pertinacious, uncompromising
    Han er ganske egen av seg.
    He is quite pertinacious.

Derived terms

Determiner

egen (neuter singular eget, definite singular and plural egne)

  1. own (possessed by someone)
    Google slipper egen nettleser
    Google releases (its) own web browser

Derived terms
Terms derived from egen (determiner)

References

Swedish

Pronunciation
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Adjective

egen

  1. peculiar, eccentric, odd, unique, personal, individualistic
    Hon har den finaste och egnaste klädstilen.
    She has the finest and most unique fashion style.

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.
  • egenhet
  • eget (adverb)
  • säregen

Pronoun

egen

  1. 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.

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
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