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tanja
"Tanja" is a Dutch feminine given name, equivalent to "Tanya" in English.
In a sentence
Tanja is een geweldige vriendin.
Tanja is a wonderful friend.
Here, 'Tanja' is used as a proper noun referring to a person's name.
Ik heb vanmorgen met Tanja gesproken.
I spoke with Tanja this morning.
In this sentence, 'Tanja' continues to serve as a proper noun referring to an individual the speaker knows.
Haar naam is Tanja.
Her name is Tanja.
Now, 'Tanja' is used within the context of indicating a name in a naming statement.
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