No. 971 in Norwegian
sofie
"Sofie" is a Norwegian feminine given name, equivalent to "Sophie" or "Sophia" in English, meaning "wisdom."
In a sentence
Sofie gikk til butikken for å kjøpe melk.
Sofie went to the store to buy milk.
In this sentence, 'Sofie' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
Hunden til Sofie er veldig leken.
Sofie's dog is very playful.
Here, 'Sofie' shows possession as the owner of the dog, indicated by the possessive 'til' (to/of).
De snakket om hunden Sofie fant på gaten.
They talked about the dog Sofie found on the street.
'Sofie' identifies the subject performing the action of finding in this relative clause.
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