No. 558 in Slovenian
janez
"Janez" is a Slovenian male given name, equivalent to "John" in English.
In a sentence
Janez je pozabil svoje ključe doma.
Janez forgot his keys at home.
Here, 'Janez' is used as a proper noun referring to a specific individual named Janez.
Ali poznaš Janeza, ki živi v tej ulici?
Do you know Janez, who lives on this street?
In this sentence, 'Janeza' (the accusative form of 'Janez') is used to identify a person being referred to in context.
V zgodbi je bil junak po imenu Janez.
In the story, the hero was named Janez.
Here, 'Janez' is used as a generic proper name for a character in a narrative.
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