No. 488 in Lithuanian

sausio

"Sausio" means "January" in English.

In a sentence

Sausio mėnuo yra pirmas metų mėnuo.
January is the first month of the year.
'Sausio' is used here as a genitive case form of 'sausis', signifying 'of January' to indicate possession or relation to the month.
Aš gimiau sausio mėnesį.
I was born in the month of January.
In this sentence, 'sausio' is again in the genitive case, showing relation to the noun 'mėnesį' (month).
Esu laimingas, nes sausio pradžioje pradėjau naują darbą.
I am happy because at the beginning of January, I started a new job.
'Sausio' is used to indicate a time period, specifically at the beginning of January, aligning with the noun it modifies.

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