No. 2,211 in German
egal
"Egal" means "no matter" or "it doesn't matter."
In a sentence
Es ist mir egal, ob wir ins Kino oder ins Restaurant gehen.
I don't care whether we go to the cinema or to the restaurant.
In this sentence, 'egal' conveys indifference or lack of preference.
Es war ihm ganz egal, wie spät es war.
He did not care at all what the time was.
Here, 'egal' is used to express disregard or unconcern regarding a circumstance.
Ob ich es heute oder morgen erledige, ist völlig egal.
Whether I do it today or tomorrow makes no difference.
In this instance, 'egal' signifies irrelevance or equality in importance.
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