single-family house
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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.
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.
residential building
'Wohnhaus' and 'Einfamilienhaus' both refer to buildings where people live. 'Wohnhaus' is the more general term: it can be a house for one family, but also a building with several apartments. 'Einfamilienhaus' is more specific and means a residential building intended for a single family, often with its own plot of land. The words can be confused because every Einfamilienhaus is also a Wohnhaus. But not every Wohnhaus is an Einfamilienhaus. If the exact type of house is important, use 'Einfamilienhaus'.
Die Familie zieht im Sommer in ein Einfamilienhaus mit kleinem Garten.
The family is moving into a single-family house with a small garden in the summer.
Neben der Bäckerei steht ein altes Wohnhaus mit drei Etagen.
Next to the bakery there is an old residential building with three floors.