Own in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishUsed with a possessive to emphasize that something belongs specifically to the person mentioned rather than someone else.

Definition in FrenchEmployé avec un possessif pour insister sur le fait que quelque chose appartient à cette personne.

Example sentences

• J’ai ma propre chambre.🔊

  I have my own room.

• Il utilise sa propre voiture pour son travail.🔊

  He uses his own car for work.

Learn it in a lesson

• French adjective position and meaning

own in other languages

• What own means
• In Portuguese
• In Japanese