No. 179 in Norwegian
navn
Name.
In a sentence
Jeg heter Anna, og navnet mitt betyr 'nåde'.
My name is Anna, and my name means 'grace'.
Here, 'navn' is used in the possessive form 'navnet mitt' to refer to the individual's own name and its significance.
Vi skrev våre navn på listen.
We wrote our names on the list.
In this sentence, 'navn' refers to the written name of individuals as identifiers.
Hva er navnet på denne boka?
What is the name of this book?
'Navnet' here references the title or designation of a specific object, in this case a book, indicating its identity.
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