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German adjective · CEFR B1

eigene

Meaning in English: own

Rank 397 of 5,000adjectiveLevel B1

This is a form of eigen, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are eigenen, eigenes, eigener.

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Example

Jedes Kind hat eine eigene Tasse.

Each child has their own cup.

How common is eigene?

eigene is number 397 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 225 times per million words — about once every 4,400 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 56% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 393gewesenbeen
  2. 394starkstrong; heavy
  3. 395die Hochschuleuniversity, college
  4. 396der SamstagSaturday
  5. 397eigeneown
  6. 398gehörtbelongs; heard
  7. 399die Regionregion
  8. 400zuletztlast, most recently; finally
  9. 401eigentlichactually, really

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