Definition
The second month of the calendar year, after January and before March.
Translations
- English
- February
- Français
- février
- Türkçe
- şubat
- Polski
- luty
- Русский
- февраль
- Українська
- лютий
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Februar
- A1
- Noun
- Time & Calendar
February
/deːɐ̯ ˈfeːbʁu̯aːɐ̯/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Februare
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Time & CalendarPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Februar hat normalerweise 28 Tage.NominativSing.February normally has 28 days.
- Viele Menschen erwarten den Februar sehnsüchtig.AkkusativSing.Many people eagerly await February.
- Im Februar liegt hier oft Schnee.DativSing.It often snows here in February.
- Die kalten Tage des Februars sind bald vorbei.GenitivSing.The cold days of February will soon be over.
- Die Februare früherer Kalender unterschieden sich manchmal.NominativPlur.The Februaries of earlier calendars sometimes differed.
- Die alten Kalender verzeichneten unterschiedliche Februare.AkkusativPlur.The old calendars recorded different Februaries.
- In verschiedenen Kalendern folgen auf die Januare die Februaren.DativPlur.In various calendars, the Februaries follow the Januaries.
- Die Länge der Februare variiert in manchen Kalendern.GenitivPlur.The length of Februaries varies in some calendars.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Februar/ˈfeːbʁu̯aːɐ̯/
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Article phrase
der Februar/deːɐ̯ ˈfeːbʁu̯aːɐ̯/
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Plural
Februare/feˈbʁu̯aːʁə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Februar | die Februare |
| Akkusativ | den Februar | die Februare |
| Dativ | dem Februar | den Februaren |
| Genitiv | des Februars | der Februare |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionim Februarin + Dativ
- Sentence patternDer Februar ist der zweite Monat des Jahres.
- CollocationEnde Februar
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termJanuar — January
Januar comes before Februar in the calendar; both months belong to the same sequence of months in the year but mark different periods of time.
- Related termMärz — March
Februar comes before März in the calendar; both months are adjacent but independent periods of the year.
- Related termApril — April
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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