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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesle sien
Pronunciation / Transliteration: luh syen
"Elle a enfin trouvé un endroit qui lui appartenait."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Belonging to oneself; personal.
"She finally found a place that felt like one's own." - 2
Used to emphasize the individuality or uniqueness of something.
"He wanted to create art that reflected one's own experiences."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase 'one's own' originates from Middle English, where 'one' was used to denote an individual and 'own' comes from Old English 'agen', meaning 'belonging to oneself'. Over time, the phrase evolved to express possession or personal belonging.
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le sien
Transliteration: luh syen
"Elle a enfin trouvé un endroit qui lui appartenait."
eigen
Transliteration: ai-gen
"Sie fand endlich einen Ort, der sich wie ihr Eigen anfühlte."
il proprio
Transliteration: il pro-prio
"Ha finalmente trovato un posto che sembrava il proprio."
el propio
Transliteration: el pro-pio
"Finalmente encontró un lugar que se sentía como el propio."
o próprio
Transliteration: oo pro-prio
"Ela finalmente encontrou um lugar que parecia o próprio."
अपना
Transliteration: apna
"उसने अंततः एक ऐसा स्थान पाया जो अपना जैसा महसूस हुआ।"
自己的
Transliteration: zì jǐ de
"她终于找到了一个感觉像自己的地方。"
자신의
Transliteration: jasin-ui
"그녀는 마침내 자신의 느낌이 드는 장소를 찾았다."
自分の
Transliteration: jibun no
"彼女は自分のように感じる場所を見つけました。"
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