Januárban

Januárban is a Hungarian time expression formed from the month name Január plus the inessive suffix -ban, used to indicate that something occurs within or during January. The construction is a standard way to mark a time period in Hungarian, and it follows the same pattern as other months such as februárban or márciusban.

In use, Januárban expresses events, conditions, or activities within January. It is common in general statements as well as in reference to specific plans or happenings. Examples include: Januárban általában hideg van. (In January it is usually cold.) A konferencia Januárban lesz. (The conference will be in January.) For more precise dating, one can combine it with a year: 2024 januárjában, which means “in January 2024.”

Important notes: Januárban is capitalized when used as the name of the month, as are other month forms derived from the proper noun Január. The suffix -ban/-ben is productive for temporal expressions, providing a parallel to other time-targeted forms like tavaszban (in spring) or nyáron (in summer). Other temporal adverbs may use different suffixes, such as -kor for specific times (tiszta szerda, szerda kor?). Overall, Januárban functions as a concise way to situate events within the calendar month of January.