Vocabulary
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Wohnort
/ˈvoːnˌʔɔʁt/· noun· Pl. die Wohnorte
place of residence: the town or city where you live (a field on forms and on the Goethe A1 card)
A word you read more than you say: on forms (PLZ, Wohnort) and as a key word on the card in the Goethe A1 speaking exam. When you speak, turn it into a sentence — „Ich wohne in Berlin.“ — and to ask, say „Wo wohnen Sie?“
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- Singular
- der Wohnort
- Plural
- die Wohnorte
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- des Wohnorts
- on forms
- PLZ, Wohnort · Ort
One word, many lives
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Wohnort
place of residence: your town or city (a field on a form)
Wohnort: Berlin.
Place of residence: Berlin.
Word family
Wohnortwohnento live (somewhere)der Ortplace; town or villagedie Wohnungflat, apartmentder Geburtsortplace of birthder Wohnsitzresidence (official)
Common combinations
- Postleitzahl und Wohnortpostcode and town
- Geburtsort und Wohnortplace of birth and place of residence
- der aktuelle Wohnortcurrent place of residence
- den Wohnort wechselnto move to another town
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
Ort (on forms)Wohnsitz (official)
Common learner mistakes
- Wohnort? — Ich komme aus Berlin.Wohnort? — Ich wohne in Berlin.Wohnort comes from wohnen: where you live now. Where you're from is Land — Ich komme aus …
- Wohnort: Goethestraße 12Wohnort: BerlinWohnort is only the town or city. The street and the house number go under Straße and Hausnummer (or Adresse).
- Woh-nortWohn-ort [ˈvoːnˌʔɔʁt]Two parts: wohn- (from wohnen) + Ort. Make a tiny break before Ort.
Real examples
- Wohnort: Köln. Ich wohne in Köln.Place of residence: Cologne. I live in Cologne.
- Land: Syrien. Wohnort: Leipzig.Country: Syria. Place of residence: Leipzig.
- Wohnort? — Ich wohne in Wien.Place of residence? — I live in Vienna.
- Mein Wohnort ist Hamburg.My place of residence is Hamburg.
