No. 453 in Polish

jan

"Jan" is the Polish equivalent of the English name "John."

In a sentence

Jan czyta książkę.
Jan is reading a book.
'Jan' is a proper noun serving as the subject in this sentence.
Jan nauczy się nowego tematu.
Jan will learn a new topic.
Here, 'Jan' is used as the name of the person who is the subject of the future action described.
Znam Jana od wielu lat.
I have known Jan for many years.
In this context, 'Jan' is in the genitive case ('Jana') due to the verb 'znać' (to know) requiring genitive for its object.

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