Also means
flatshare
Usage Note
Wohngemeinschaft, almost always abbreviated WG, is a flatshare where unrelated people split rent and chores. Looking for one, you read ads seeking a Mitbewohner (flatmate). Hugely common among German students.
Examples
"Sie sucht ein Zimmer in einer netten Wohngemeinschaft."
Natural Translation
She is looking for a room in a nice flatshare.
Literal Translation
She seeks a room in a nice living-community.
Related Words
- Anmeldeformular registration form
- Anzahlung down payment, deposit (partial)
- Balkonbepflanzung balcony planting, balcony garden
- Briefkasten letterbox, post box
- Dachgeschosswohnung top-floor apartment, penthouse flat
- Eigenheim owner-occupied home, one's own home
- Eigentumswohnung owner-occupied flat; condominium apartment
- Einliegerwohnung granny flat, in-law suite, ancillary dwelling unit
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