No. 248 in Norwegian
polen
"Polen" in Norwegian means "the pole" (as in North or South Pole) or "Poland," depending on context.
In a sentence
Polen er et land i Europa.
Poland is a country in Europe.
In this sentence, 'Polen' is used as a proper noun referring to the country Poland.
Han var interessert i å studere polen til magneten.
He was interested in studying the pole of the magnet.
Here, 'polen' is a definite article meaning 'the pole,' a part or end of a magnet or similar objects.
Polen påvirker plantenes formering.
The pollen affects the reproduction of plants.
In this usage, 'pollen' has a different orthography but is a homonym used in context related to plants.
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