month of life
der Lebensmonat, die Lebensmonate
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month of life
A period of one month in a person's life, especially used to indicate the age of a baby or toddler.
Im sechsten Lebensmonat beginnt das Baby, nach Gegenständen zu greifen.
In its sixth month of life, the baby begins to reach for objects.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Lebensmonate |
| genitive | des Lebensmonats |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Lebensmonat | die Lebensmonate |
| accusative | den Lebensmonat | die Lebensmonate |
| dative | dem Lebensmonat | den Lebensmonaten |
| genitive | des Lebensmonats des Lebensmonates | der Lebensmonate |
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'Lebensmonat' (month of life) is made up of 'Leben' (life) and 'Monat' (month). The linking 's' joins the two components: the word refers to a month within a person's life.
Der erste Lebensmonat war für die Eltern besonders aufregend.
The first month of life was particularly exciting for the parents.
'Lebensmonat' (month of life) is used especially for babies and toddlers. It is usually preceded by an ordinal number, and time expressions often use 'im' (in the): 'im dritten Lebensmonat' (in the third month of life), 'im zwölften Lebensmonat' (in the twelfth month of life).
Im neunten Lebensmonat kann das Kind oft schon sicher sitzen.
In the ninth month of life, a child can often already sit steadily.
Common expressions include 'in den ersten Lebensmonaten' (in the first months of life), 'im ersten Lebensmonat' (in the first month of life), and 'Ende des ersten Lebensmonats' (at the end of the first month of life). The word appears especially in medical and educational texts and advice guides.
In den ersten Lebensmonaten entwickelt sich das Sehvermögen des Babys schnell.
In the first months of life, the baby's vision develops rapidly.
