No. 157 in German
monaten
"Monaten" means "months" (dative or plural form) in English.
In a sentence
Ich habe seit drei Monaten Deutsch gelernt.
I have been learning German for three months.
The word "Monaten" is in dative plural form here, used with the preposition "seit" to indicate a period of time.
Vor zwei Monaten bin ich nach Berlin gezogen.
I moved to Berlin two months ago.
Here, "Monaten" is again in dative plural, this time used with the preposition "vor" to indicate a time earlier than now.
In sechs Monaten werde ich mein Studium abschließen.
I will complete my studies in six months.
In this example, "Monaten" is still in dative plural, used with the preposition "in" to talk about a future point in time.
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