„Vom 1. Januar ab wird die Miete erhöht."
From the 1st of January the rent will be raised.
What does „Vom 1. Januar ab wird die Miete erhöht." mean in German?
„Vom 1. Januar ab wird die Miete erhöht." means "From the 1st of January the rent will be raised.." Literally: "From 1st January on, the rent will be raised.."
Literal Translation
"From 1st January on, the rent will be raised."
Grammar Notes
'ab' as temporal preposition meaning 'from...onwards'
When is this idiom used?
This expression is used in formal or literary German, often found in written texts and speeches.
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