No. 159 in Swedish
januari
January.
In a sentence
Januari är den första månaden på året.
January is the first month of the year.
Here, 'januari' is used as a proper noun to specify the first month of the calendar year.
Vi planerar att åka på semester i januari.
We plan to go on vacation in January.
In this sentence, 'januari' is used as the time period to indicate when the vacation will occur.
Kylan i januari kan vara mycket påtaglig.
The cold in January can be very noticeable.
Here, 'januari' is used as a descriptor of time, referring to a conceptual quality (coldness) occurring during this month.
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