German Word Family

wohnen

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What to watch for

A compound family rather than a prefix family: almost everything here is Wohn- plus a noun, which makes the pattern easy to extend yourself.

Prefixed verbs

Derived nouns

Derived adjective

  • wohnlich Coming soon cosy, habitable B1

    wohnen + -lich

Compounds

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flat / apartment

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