No. 389 in Norwegian
jens
"Jens" is a Norwegian male given name, equivalent to "John" in English.
In a sentence
Jens er en venn av meg.
Jens is a friend of mine.
Here, 'Jens' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
Blomstene er meget jens i fargen.
The flowers are very delicate in color.
In this case, 'jens' is utilized as an adjective meaning 'delicate'.
De prøvde å jens opp situasjonen.
They tried to calm the situation.
Here, 'jens' is used as a verb meaning 'to calm down' or 'to make less intense'.
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