Adjective
egen
own
Beginneradjective
Meaning
egen is the Swedish word for own — a adjective you meet early when building Swedish vocabulary. Learn it in context with the example below, hear the pronunciation, then lock it into memory by playing it in the free LearnSwedishFast arcade game.
Example
Jag använder min egen hand.
I use my own hand.
Short, natural learner sentences—meant for memory, not dictionary citations.
Word forms
Common inflected forms of egen you will see while reading Swedish.
- eget
- egna