No. 766 in Danish
jan
"Jan" is a common male given name in Danish.
In a sentence
Jan er en dygtig lærer.
Jan is a skilled teacher.
In this context, 'Jan' is a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
Vi besøger Jan i weekenden.
We will visit Jan on the weekend.
Here, 'Jan' is again used as a proper noun, referring to the same person's name mentioned previously.
Kan du tage dig af det her, Jan?
Can you take care of this, Jan?
The word 'Jan' is still functioning as a proper noun in this context, showing how it is used in direct address.
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