No. 558 in Danish
olsen
"Olsen" is a Danish surname and does not have a standalone meaning beyond being a family name.
In a sentence
Olsen er en meget almindelig dansk efternavn.
Olsen is a very common Danish last name.
Here, 'Olsen' is identified as a proper noun used as a surname.
Vi læser bogen skrevet af Olsen.
We are reading the book written by Olsen.
In this sentence, 'Olsen' refers to an individual author of the book and serves as a proper noun.
Olsen-familien bor i det røde hus på hovedgaden.
The Olsen family lives in the red house on Main Street.
'Olsen' is used as part of a compound noun referring to a specific family.
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