Interjection / Adjective / Adverb
egal
Pronunciation: /eˈɡaːl/
all the same, unimportant
A2
rank #308
Meanings
Interjection
- expresses indifference
Adjective
- all the same, unimportant
Adverb
- no matter
Example sentence
Es ist Ihnen doch egal, wo Sie sitzen, oder?
It's all the same to you where you sit, right?
Usage
- Das ist mir egal. — I do not mind; the person is in dative
- egal, ob … — no matter whether …; a subordinate clause
Mir ist egal, welchen Film wir sehen.
I do not mind which film we watch.