bebauen

Bebauen is a German verb meaning to cultivate or farm land, and in a broader sense to develop a site by building on it. In agriculture, it refers to preparing and using land for crops or gardening, as in "eine Fläche bebauen" or "das Feld wird bebaut." In urban planning and real estate, it denotes the development of a plot by constructing buildings or infrastructure, for example "Dieses Grundstück soll bebaut werden" or "die Bebauung des Areals beginnt bald."

Forms and related terms: Bebauen is a regular verb; its participles are "bebaut" (past participle) and "bebauend" (present participle). The term is formed from the verb "bauen" with the prefix "be-", indicating an action applied to the object—either cultivation or construction on the land.

Usage context: The agricultural sense is common in farming and land management, while the planning sense is used in real estate, construction, and municipal planning. The intended meaning is usually clear from context and from the object being described—fields or gardens versus plots designated for development.

See also: Bebauung refers to the development or built environment, while Bebauungsplan is a development or zoning plan that governs how land may be built on. These related terms help distinguish whether land is being used for cultivation or for construction.