wohnt

Wohnt is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb wohnen, meaning to live or to reside. It is used for he, she, or it, as in Er wohnt in Berlin.

Wohnen is a regular (weak) verb. Its present tense forms are: ich wohne, du wohnst, er/sie/es wohnt, wir wohnen, ihr wohnt, Sie wohnen. Example sentences include Er wohnt in Berlin and Sie wohnen in Hamburg, illustrating the third-person singular and formal second-person forms.

Usage: Wohnt denotes a person’s current residence or place of dwelling. It is typically used with locations and prepositions such as in, auf, or bei. The verb is intransitive and does not take a direct object; a location or address usually follows it. It is distinct from leben, which is broader and often refers to existence or everyday life.

Etymology: The verb wohnen derives from the Germanic language family and has cognates in related languages, such as Dutch wonen. The sense of dwelling or residing is preserved across these forms.

See also: wohnen, Wohnort, Wohnung.