No. 222 in Swedish

egna

"Egna" in Swedish means "own" (plural).

In a sentence

Jag har mina egna böcker.
I have my own books.
The word 'egna' here is used as a possessive adjective to indicate ownership of the books by the speaker.
De måste ta hand om sina egna problem.
They must take care of their own problems.
In this context, 'egna' emphasizes the personal responsibility of handling the problems.
Hon ville bygga sina egna drömmar.
She wanted to build her own dreams.
Here, 'egna' stresses the individuality and uniqueness of the dreams as being specifically hers.

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