single-family house
das Einfamilienhaus, die Einfamilienhäuser
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single-family house
A residential house designed as a living unit for a single family and usually standing detached on its own plot of land.
Sie haben sich ihren Traum vom eigenen Einfamilienhaus mit Garten erfüllt.
They fulfilled their dream of owning their own single-family house with a garden.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Einfamilienhäuser |
| genitive | des Einfamilienhauses |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Einfamilienhaus | die Einfamilienhäuser |
| accusative | das Einfamilienhaus | die Einfamilienhäuser |
| dative | dem Einfamilienhaus | den Einfamilienhäusern |
| genitive | des Einfamilienhauses | der Einfamilienhäuser |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is clearly composed of 'ein' (one), 'Familien' (families), and 'Haus' (house). So it literally describes a house for a single family. The 'n' in 'Familien' is a linking sound that connects the two parts of the word.
Ein Einfamilienhaus ist der Wohntraum vieler Deutscher.
A single-family house is the housing dream of many Germans.
Pay attention to the case with prepositions: You live 'in einem Einfamilienhaus' (in a single-family house; dative), but you move 'in ein Einfamilienhaus' (into a single-family house; accusative). The dream 'vom Einfamilienhaus' (of the single-family house; von + dem) is in the dative.
Nächstes Jahr ziehen wir in ein Einfamilienhaus am Stadtrand.
Next year we are moving into a single-family house on the outskirts of town.
Common verbs used with 'Einfamilienhaus' (single-family house) are 'bauen' (to build), 'kaufen' (to buy), 'besitzen' (to own), or 'mieten' (to rent).
Die Familie plant, nächstes Jahr ein Einfamilienhaus zu bauen.
The family is planning to build a single-family house next year.
own home
Both words can refer to the same house that the occupants live in themselves. Einfamilienhaus describes a house designed as one housing unit for a family, while Eigenheim emphasizes that the occupants own it. Choose “Einfamilienhaus” for the building type and “Eigenheim” when ownership is important.
Unser Einfamilienhaus hat nur eine Wohnung und ist für eine Familie geplant.
Our single-family house has only one apartment and is designed for one family.
Nach vielen Jahren des Sparens konnten wir unser eigenes Eigenheim kaufen.
After saving for many years, we were able to buy our own home.
