No. 191 in German
januar
"Januar" in German means "January" in English.
In a sentence
Der Januar ist der erste Monat des Jahres.
January is the first month of the year.
Here, 'Januar' is the subject of the sentence, used as a proper noun to refer to the month of January.
Im Januar sind die Tage meist sehr kalt.
In January, the days are usually very cold.
In this example, 'Januar' is used in the context of time to locate the action within a specific month.
Mein Geburtstag fällt auf einen Montag im Januar.
My birthday falls on a Monday in January.
Here, 'im Januar' specifies the temporal setting of the event, showing how 'Januar' is used within prepositional phrases.
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