jan

jan

"Jan" is a Norwegian male given name, equivalent to "John" in English.

In this sentence, 'Jan' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.

Jan liker å spille fotball om ettermiddagen.

Jan likes to play football in the afternoon.

Here, 'Jan' is used as a reference to a specific individual, functioning as a proper noun.

Hva er navnet på han fra tredje klasse? Å ja, det er Jan.

What is the name of the boy from third grade? Oh yes, it's Jan.

In this case, the word 'jan' is shortened from 'januar', referring to the month of January.

Man sier ofte at januar er den kaldeste måneden, men ikke alltid.

It is often said that January is the coldest month, but not always.