When talking about building "your own" camper van or setting up "your own" solar panels, Danish uses the emphatic possessive adjective.
The Emphatic Possessive Adjective: egen, eget, egne
To emphasize ownership, use a form of the word for "own". Like other adjectives, it changes based on the noun's gender and number, and always follows a possessive pronoun (like min, vores, sin, or hendes).
| Gender/Number | Form |
|---|---|
| Common singular | egen |
| Neuter singular | eget |
| Plural | egne |
Common Nouns: egen
For common gender (en) nouns, use egen.
| He dreams about his own camper van. | Han drømmer om sin egen autocamper. |
| We have our own pump for the water tank. | Vi har vores egen pumpe til vandbeholderen. |
Neuter Nouns: eget
For neuter (et) nouns, add a -t to get eget.
| We will furnish our own home tomorrow. | I morgen indretter vi vores eget hjem. |
| She is just furnishing the kitchen with her own stove. | Hun indretter bare køkkenet med sit eget komfur. |
Plural Nouns: egne
For all plural nouns, use egne.
| The man buys his own solar panels tomorrow. | Manden køber sine egne solpaneler i morgen. |
Comparisons with "lige så"
To compare options for your van, use the structure lige så ... som (as ... as).
| Is the water tank as heavy as the stove? | Er vandbeholderen lige så tung som komfuret? |
| Her own solar panels are as expensive as the stove. | Hendes egne solpaneler er lige så dyre som komfuret. |
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