Bewohnten

Bewohnten is a German word that functions as both a past tense form of the verb bewohnen and as an inflected adjective meaning inhabited. In the simple past (Präteritum), bewohnten describes the action of inhabiting in a sentence with a plural subject, as in Sie bewohnten das Dorf im 19. Jahrhundert. As an attributive adjective, bewohnten can also describe a noun meaning “inhabited,” appearing in contexts such as die bewohnten Inseln or in den bewohnten Gebieten, where the form adapts to case, number, and definiteness.

Etymology and form: Bewohnen is formed with the prefix be- added to wohnen (to live). The adjective form bewohnten reflects standard German inflection patterns for participles used as adjectives in plural or with definite determiners. The related past participle is bewöhnt? Actually bewohnt is the standard past participle, while bewohnten is the declined adjectival form used in many descriptive phrases.

Usage notes: Bewohnten is common in historical, geographic, and descriptive prose. It conveys that a place or area was occupied by people at a specific time, or that current descriptions pertain to inhabited regions. The word is not a proper noun and does not refer to a specific place; its meaning relies on the surrounding nouns and articles to convey definiteness and number.

Translations: In English, bewohnten primarily translates as inhabited or inhabited by people, depending on context.

See also: bewohnen, bewohner, bewohnte Gebiete, bewohnten Inseln.