bewohnen
inhabit
The German word 'bewohnen' is used to express the act of inhabiting or residing in a place. It is a verb and can be used in both present and past tenses. For example, 'Ich bewohne diese Stadt' means 'I inhabit this city', and 'Sie bewohnte das Haus' means 'She inhabited the house'.
Example sentences using: bewohnen
Wir bewohnen dieses Haus seit zehn Jahren.
We have been living in this house for ten years.
This sentence is in the present perfect tense, expressing an action that started in the past and continues into the present.
Sie bewohnen eine kleine Wohnung in Berlin.
They live in a small flat in Berlin.
This sentence is in the present tense. It indicates the current living situation of the subject in the sentence.
Normalerweise bewohne ich ein Zimmer in einer WG.
Normally, I inhabit a room in a shared flat.
This sentence is in the present tense. It indicates the speaker's usual living situation, implying there could be exceptions.