German word
wohnen in German sentences
wohnen means "to reside" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Lara wohnt in einem alten Haus.
Lara lives in an old house.
Wir wohnen seit einem Jahr in der Stadt.
We have lived in the city for a year.
Der Kunde wohnt in der Nähe des Bahnhofs.
The customer lives near the station.
Niemand wohnt gern in einem kalten Zimmer.
No one likes living in a cold room.
Nach dem Umzug wohnt die Familie im Dorf.
After moving, the family lives in the village.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive wohnen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.