Vocabulary
das
Ego
/ˈeːɡo/· noun· Pl. die Egos
ego, sense of self-importance
Das Ego — the self, and in everyday talk a person's sense of self-importance: ein großes Ego, sein Ego pflegen, verletzte Egos.
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- Singular
- das Ego
- Plural
- die Egos
- Genitiv
- des Egos
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Ego
ego, self-importance
Bei dem Streit im Vorstand ging es weniger um Inhalte als um verletzte Egos.
The dispute on the board was less about substance than about bruised egos.
Word family
Egoder Egoistegoistegoistischselfishder Egoismusselfishnessegozentrischself-centred
Common combinations
- ein großes Ego habento have a big ego
- sein Ego pflegento stroke one's ego
- das verletzte Egothe bruised ego
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
das IchSelbstbild
Common learner mistakes
- der Egodas EgoNeuter in German (Latin ego = I); the person is der Egoist.
Real examples
- Das Lob vom Chef war Balsam für sein Ego.The praise from the boss was balm for his ego.
- In der Band gab es ständig Konflikte, weil jeder ein riesiges Ego hatte.The band was constantly in conflict because everyone had a huge ego.
- Manche Führungskräfte stellen ihr Ego über das Wohl des Unternehmens.Some managers put their ego above the good of the company.
