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How to Say "egoist" in Spanish

The Spanish word foregoistis egoístaB1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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nounB1
formal term for a selfish person
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Examples

No seas un egoísta; tienes que compartir.

Don't be a selfish person; you have to share.

La verdad es que es una egoísta de primera.

The truth is that she is a major egoist (a highly selfish person).

Los egoístas raramente son felices.

Selfish people are rarely happy.

Using the appropriate article

When using 'egoísta' as a noun, you must match the article ('el' or 'la') to the person's actual gender, even though the noun form itself doesn't change: 'el egoísta' (the selfish man) vs. 'la egoísta' (the selfish woman).

Confusing the article and the noun form

Mistake:Ella es el egoísta.

Correction: Ella es la egoísta. (The word 'egoísta' stays the same, but the article 'la' must match the feminine person.)

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