Definition
The first month of the calendar year, after December and before February.
Translations
- English
- January
- Français
- janvier
- Türkçe
- ocak
- Polski
- styczeń
- Русский
- январь
- Українська
- січень
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Januar
- A1
- Noun
- Time & Calendar
January
/deːɐ̯ ˈjanuaːɐ̯/
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
- Januare
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Time & CalendarPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Januar ist hier das Thema.NominativSing.The topic here is “January”.
- Der Text nennt den Januar.AkkusativSing.The text mentions “January”.
- Der Text handelt vom Januar.DativSing.The text is about “January”.
- Mehrere Januare werden hier genannt.NominativPlur.Several examples related to “January” are mentioned here.
- Der Text nennt mehrere Januare.AkkusativPlur.The text mentions several examples related to “January”.
- Der Text handelt von mehreren Januaren.DativPlur.The text is about several examples related to “January”.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Januar/ˈjanuaːɐ̯/
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Article phrase
der Januar/deːɐ̯ ˈjanuaːɐ̯/
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Plural
Januare/ˈjanuaːʁə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Januar | die Januare |
| Akkusativ | den Januar | die Januare |
| Dativ | dem Januar | den Januaren |
| Genitiv | des Januars | der Januare |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionim Januarin + Dativ
- Sentence patternDer Januar ist der erste Monat des Jahres.
- CollocationAnfang Januar
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word