besiedelt
inhabited
Inhabited and permanently used by people or other living beings. The word is especially often used to describe an area, region, or habitat.
EXAMPLE
Die Küstenregion ist dicht besiedelt.
The coastal region is densely populated.
besiedelt
inhabited
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry besiedelt, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | besiedelt |
|---|
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to besiedelt.
After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to besiedelt.
Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
Add the ending to besiedelt.
Usage tips
Word family
'Besiedelt' (inhabited) is the participle of the verb 'besiedeln' (to settle) and is related to 'Siedlung' (settlement) and 'siedeln' (to settle). It therefore usually describes the state of a space after people or living beings have established themselves there.
EXAMPLE
Das fruchtbare Tal ist seit vielen Jahrhunderten besiedelt.
The fertile valley has been inhabited for many centuries.
Typical collocations
'Besiedelt' (inhabited) is especially often used with information about density: 'dicht besiedelt' (densely populated), 'dünn besiedelt' (sparsely populated), and 'stark besiedelt' (heavily populated). Typical nouns it describes are 'Region' (region), 'Gebiet' (area), 'Küste' (coast), and 'Insel' (island).
EXAMPLE
Die kleine Insel ist nur dünn besiedelt.
The small island is only sparsely populated.
Geographical context
'Besiedelt' (inhabited) is especially often used in geographical, ecological, and statistical descriptions. The noun it describes is usually a spatially defined area or habitat.
EXAMPLE
Der nördliche Teil des Landes ist kaum besiedelt.
The northern part of the country is barely inhabited.
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