No. 757 in Swedish

ägde

The Swedish word "ägde" means "owned" in English.

In a sentence

Hon ägde en stor villa vid havet.
She owned a large villa by the sea.
Past tense of the verb 'ägde' referring to ownership of property.
Mötet ägde rum på torsdag.
The meeting took place on Thursday.
Here 'ägde' is used idiomatically to indicate occurrence of an event.
Fotbollsspelaren verkligen ägde matchen.
The football player really dominated the match.
Colloquial use of 'ägde' to express an impressive control or performance.

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