No. 644 in Danish
eget
"Own" (possessive, neutral singular form).
In a sentence
Jeg har mit eget værelse.
I have my own room.
Here, 'eget' means 'own' and is used as a possessive determiner to indicate ownership of the room by the subject.
Hun tog ansvar for sit eget arbejde.
She took responsibility for her own work.
In this sentence, 'eget' again denotes ownership or personal responsibility and agrees in gender and number with 'arbejde' (work).
De byggede deres eget hus.
They built their own house.
Here, 'eget' is used to emphasize that the house belongs to the subjects and not someone else, aligning with 'hus' (house) in singular and neuter form.
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