wohnen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German wonen, from Old High German wonēn, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈvoːnən/
Audio (Germany): (file) Audio (Germany): (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)
- (intransitive) to stay (to remain in a place for a definite or short period of time)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | wohnen | ||||
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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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