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 ˈjaːnu̯aːɐ̯/
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
- Topics
- Time & CalendarPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Januar ist oft kalt.NominativSing.January is often cold.
- Viele Menschen planen ihren Urlaub für Januar.AkkusativSing.Many people plan their vacation for January.
- Im Januar beginnt das neue Jahr.DativSing.The new year begins in January.
- Die Mitte des Januars ist schnell erreicht.GenitivSing.The middle of January is reached quickly.
- Die Januare früherer Jahre waren ungewöhnlich mild.NominativPlur.The Januaries of previous years were unusually mild.
- Die Januare früherer Jahre verglich der Meteorologe.AkkusativPlur.The meteorologist compared the Januaries of previous years.
- In den Januaren meiner Kindheit lag häufig Schnee.DativPlur.It often snowed during the Januaries of my childhood.
- Die Temperaturen der Januare waren sehr unterschiedlich.GenitivPlur.The temperatures of the Januaries were very different.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Januar/ˈjaːnu̯aːɐ̯/
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Article phrase
der Januar/deːɐ̯ ˈjaːnu̯aːɐ̯/
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Plural
Januare/ˈjaːnu̯aːʁə/
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.
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