No. 6,609 in French
janvier
January, the first month of the year.
In a sentence
En janvier, il fait souvent froid.
In January, it is often cold.
Here, 'janvier' is used to denote the month in a temporal expression.
Nous avons prévu un voyage pour janvier.
We have planned a trip for January.
In this sentence, 'janvier' is used to refer to a specific future period.
Janvier est mon mois préféré de l'année.
January is my favorite month of the year.
'Janvier' serves as the subject of the sentence, indicating the month.
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