Kilo Lingo

#248 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

own, one's own

Examples

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She has her own house.

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I saw it with my own eyes.

opinion.

Everyone has their own opinion.

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He wrote the book in his own language.

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That is our own business.

sits alongside a possessive to press the point: is my house, is my own house, mine and nobody else's. It rarely stands alone in everyday speech. The trap is the English word it resembles: never means "proper" in the sense of correct or fitting. For that you want , deca or konvena depending on the flavour. The root gives o for a piece of property and o for a characteristic quality.

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This word is part of lesson 5.