own

eigen

Einer bestimmten Person gehörend oder persönlich mit ihr verbunden.

In einfachem Englisch: Belonging to a particular person, or personally connected with them.

• I have my own car.
• She wrote about her own childhood.
• You must make your own decision.

So benutzt man es: possessive + own + noun (He paid with his own money.)

Häufige Wendungen: my own home, your own money, her own ideas

allein, selbstständig

In „on your own“: allein sein oder etwas ohne Hilfe tun.

In einfachem Englisch: If you are on your own, you are alone or do something without help.

• She lives on her own.
• Can you carry that box on your own?
• We were left on our own after dinner.

So benutzt man es: on + possessive + own (I fixed the bicycle on my own.)

Synonyme: alone, unassisted

Häufige Wendungen: on my own, on your own, on her own

eigen, privat

Nur von einer Person benutzt, ohne es mit anderen teilen zu müssen.

In einfachem Englisch: Used by just one person, without having to share it with others.

• Each child has their own room.
• I'd like my own desk instead of sharing yours.
• The guests all had their own bathrooms.

So benutzt man es: possessive + own + noun (Each child has their own desk.)

Synonyme: private, separate, individual

Gegenteile: shared

Häufige Wendungen: my own room, their own space, her own bathroom

besitzen

Etwas haben, das einem rechtlich gehört.

In einfachem Englisch: If you have something that belongs to you, you legally possess it.

• They own a small house.
• My parents owned a shop for twenty years.
• Who owns the land behind the school?

Synonyme: possess, have

Häufige Wendungen: own a car, own a house, own a business, own property

zugeben, gestehen

Zugeben, dass man etwas falsch gemacht hat, und die Verantwortung dafür übernehmen.

In einfachem Englisch: If you admit that you did something wrong, you accept responsibility for it.

• Nobody would own up.
• He finally owned up to lying.
• Will you own up to your mistake?

So benutzt man es: own up to something (He owned up to his mistake.); own up to doing something (She owned up to breaking the window.)

Synonyme: admit, confess, acknowledge

Gegenteile: deny

Häufige Wendungen: own up, own up to something

beherrschen, besitzen

Als Land das anerkannte Recht haben, ein bestimmtes Gebiet zu regieren.

In einfachem Englisch: For a country to have the recognized right to rule a particular area.

• The treaty states which country owns the island.
• Both nations claimed to own the disputed territory.
• Who owns this region under the border agreement?

Synonyme: rule, control

Häufige Wendungen: own the territory, own the island