wohnen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈvoːnən/
Audio (Germany): (file) Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) Audio (Austria): (file) - Rhymes: -oːnən
Verb
[edit]wohnen (weak, third-person singular present wohnt, past tense wohnte, past participle gewohnt, auxiliary haben)
- (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.
- (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.
Conjugation
[edit]| infinitive | wohnen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | wohnend | ||||
| past participle | gewohnt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich wohne | wir wohnen | i | ich wohne | wir wohnen |
| du wohnst | ihr wohnt | du wohnest | ihr wohnet | ||
| er wohnt | sie wohnen | er wohne | sie wohnen | ||
| preterite | ich wohnte | wir wohnten | ii | ich wohnte1 | wir wohnten1 |
| du wohntest | ihr wohntet | du wohntest1 | ihr wohntet1 | ||
| er wohnte | sie wohnten | er wohnte1 | sie wohnten1 | ||
| imperative | wohn (du) wohne (du) |
wohnt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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