wohnen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wonen, from Old High German wonēn, from Proto-West Germanic *wunēn, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to wish, love).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːnən/
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  • Rhymes: -oːnən

Verb

wohnen (weak, third-person singular present wohnt, past tense wohnte, past participle gewohnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to live, reside, dwell (to remain or be settled permanently, or for a considerable time)
    Synonym: leben
    Ich wohne in Berlin.I live in Berlin.
  2. (intransitive) to stay (to remain in a place for a definite or short period of time, though typically for more than a few days)
    Währenddessen musste ich in einem Hotel wohnen.
    During this time, I had to stay at a hotel.

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Further reading

  • wohnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wohnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • wohnen” in Duden online
  • wohnen” in OpenThesaurus.de