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wohnen

live

verb VOH-nen Less Common

Also means

reside

Usage Note

wohnen means 'to live/reside' in the sense of dwelling somewhere — not 'to be alive', which is leben. It takes location prepositions: in einer Stadt wohnen, bei den Eltern wohnen ('to live with one's parents').

Examples

"Wir wohnen in Berlin."

Natural Translation

We live in Berlin.

Literal Translation

We live in Berlin.

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