anbauen

Anbauen is a German verb with two principal meanings that depend on context: agricultural cultivation and construction of an addition to a building. The word is formed from the prefix an- added to bauen (to build). As a separable verb, its prefix can appear at the end of the clause in present tense and in perfect constructions: Sie baut einen Anbau an das Haus. Sie hat den Anbau an das Haus angebaut.

In agriculture and horticulture, anbauen means to cultivate or grow crops on land. It is transitive and typically used with a crop as the object: Weizen anbauen (to cultivate wheat), Kartoffeln anbauen (to grow potatoes), Gemüse anbauen (to grow vegetables). The noun Anbau refers to cultivation in general and to the cultivated area, for example: Der Anbau von Getreide ist wichtig für die Ernährungssicherheit.

In construction, anbauen means to add an extension or annex to an existing building. This sense involves attaching a new structure to a house or other facility. The resulting structure is called der Anbau. Common expressions include: Die Familie lässt einen Anbau an das Haus errichten. Der Anbau wurde an das bestehende Gebäude angebaut. In this sense, the verb is often used with verbs like errichten, anfügen, or anbauen and describes a physical expansion.

Noun forms related to the concept include Anbau (extension or cultivation) and compounds such as Anbaufläche (cultivation area) or Anbaugebiet (cultivation region). The term is used across agricultural and architectural contexts, and its precise meaning is inferred from surrounding words and the domain of discourse.