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  1. German
  2. /Pronouns of identity (derselbe, dieselbe, dasselbe)
  3. /eigen

eigen

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From Lesson 230:Pronouns of identity (derselbe, dieselbe, dasselbe)·German

Usages of eigen

Sie hat ihr eigenes Zimmer.
She has her own room.
Wir wollen ein eigenes Haus.
We want a house of our own.
Wir haben keine Beförderung bekommen, weswegen wir unsere eigenen Ideen verwirklichen wollen.
We got no promotion, which is why we want to realize our own ideas.
Er hat keine Geige, geschweige denn ein eigenes Orchester.
He has no violin, let alone an orchestra of his own.
Der Egoismus denkt nur an das eigene Wohlergehen.
Egoism only thinks about its own well-being.

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