Meaning and translations

Definition

A man who lives permanently or regularly in a particular building or area.

Translations
English
male resident
Français
habitant
Türkçe
erkek sakin
Polski
mieszkaniec
Русский
житель
Українська
мешканець

Grammar & classification

Article
der
Gender
Masculine
Plural
Bewohner
Part of speech
Noun
CEFR level
B1
Morphology
Derived word
Topics
Home & HouseholdPrimaryCity & Places

Usage examples

  1. Der Bewohner wartet vor dem Gebäude.NominativSing.The resident is waiting outside the building.
  2. Die Hausverwaltung informierte den Bewohner über die Reparatur.AkkusativSing.The property management informed the resident about the repair.
  3. Die Nachbarn dankten dem Bewohner für seine Hilfe.DativSing.The neighbors thanked the resident for his help.

Pronunciation and forms

  • Lemma
    Bewohner/bəˈvoːnɐ/
  • Article phrase
    der Bewohner/deːɐ̯ bəˈvoːnɐ/
  • Plural
    Bewohner/bəˈvoːnɐ/

Declension / Forms

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativder Bewohnerdie Bewohner
Akkusativden Bewohnerdie Bewohner
Dativdem Bewohnerden Bewohnern
Genitivdes Bewohnersder Bewohner

Usage and collocations

  • Adjective combinationein neuer Bewohner
  • CollocationBewohner eines Hauses
  • Verb constructionden Bewohner informieren + Akkusativ

Semantic relations

  • Near-synonymEinwohner — male resident

    Bewohner generally denotes a living person in a place; Einwohner is used especially for people with a permanent residence in a place or area.

  • Near-synonymAnwohner

    Anwohner usually means a person who lives near a particular place or on a particular street; Bewohner is more general.

  • Broader termMensch — human being

Word formation and word family

Formation typeDerived word

  1. bewohnOther
  2. -erSuffix

„Bewohner“ is synchronically derived from „bewohnen“ with the personal suffix „-er“; the stem shows the form „bewohn“- .

Word family

  • bewohnenDerivationally related
  • BewohnungDerivationally related
  • wohnhaftWord family
  • Bewohnerin — female residentGender-paired profession