No. 174 in Norwegian
menn
"Men" in English.
In a sentence
Menn arbeider på fabrikken.
Men work at the factory.
In this sentence, 'menn' is used as the plural form of 'man', meaning 'men' in English.
Det er mange dyktige menn i denne organisasjonen.
There are many skilled men in this organization.
Here, 'menn' is again used as the plural form of the noun 'mann', referring to adult male individuals.
Jeg liker både sjokolade og is, menn sjokolade er min favoritt.
I like both chocolate and ice cream, but chocolate is my favorite.
In this context, 'menn' is misspelled when it is intended to be 'men', meaning 'but'. 'Menn' and 'men' are homonyms with distinct meanings.
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