No. 132 in Ukrainian
січня
"Січня" is the genitive form of "січень," which means "January" in English.
In a sentence
У січні ми відпочивали в горах.
In January, we vacationed in the mountains.
Here 'січні' is used to indicate the time period of January.
Першого січня я почав нову книгу.
On the first of January, I started a new book.
Here 'січня' is used to denote a specific date. It is in the genitive case as part of a date expression.
Відтепер січня ми будемо дотримуватись нових правил.
From now on, starting January, we will adhere to new rules.
Here 'січня' is used to specify the starting point in time. It appears in the genitive case after the preposition 'від'.
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