Monat, der

The word for 'month' in German is Monat, der. Remember that 'der' tells you it's a masculine noun.

Monat is a masculine noun, so it takes the definite article 'der'. You can see this in Monat, der.

Sure! Jeder Monat hat etwa 30 Tage. (Every month has about 30 days.)

The plural of Monat is Monate. For example, Drei Monate sind ein Vierteljahr. (Three months are a quarter year.)

Monat means 'month' (a period of about 30 days), and Jahr, das means 'year' (a period of 12 months or 365 days). So, Ein Jahr hat zwölf Monate. (One year has twelve months.)

For 'last month', you'd say letzten Monat. For 'next month', it's nächsten Monat. For example, Letzten Monat war es sehr kalt. (Last month it was very cold.)

Yes, a common phrase is einmal im Monat, which means 'once a month'. For example, Ich gehe einmal im Monat ins Kino. (I go to the cinema once a month.)

To say 'this month', you use diesen Monat. For example, Diesen Monat habe ich viel Arbeit. (This month I have a lot of work.)

For 'per month' or 'monthly', you can often use pro Monat or the adjective monatlich. For instance, Der Preis ist 50 Euro pro Monat. (The price is 50 Euros per month.) Or, Ich zahle monatlich. (I pay monthly.)

Yes, like all German nouns, Monat will change its ending depending on the case. For example, in the dative case, you might see im Monat (in the month). But let's focus on the basics for now!