No. 196 in Catalan
gener
"Gener" in Catalan means "January" in English.
In a sentence
El mes de gener és molt fred.
The month of January is very cold.
In this sentence, 'gener' is used as a noun to represent the name of the month January.
Ell va néixer al gener.
He was born in January.
Here, 'gener' is used a noun indicating the month January as a time reference, preceded by the preposition 'al'.
La seva actitud mostra un gran gener.
His attitude shows great generosity.
In this sentence, 'gener' is used metaphorically to signify generosity, deriving from the same root as 'genereix' (to generate or give).
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