leerstehend
vacant
For buildings or rooms: uninhabited or not in use.
EXAMPLE
Die Stadt will leerstehende Bürogebäude in Wohnungen umwandeln.
The city wants to convert vacant office buildings into apartments.
leerstehend
vacant
leerstehend – leerstehender – am leerstehendsten
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Meanings
Forms
Comparison
| basic form | leerstehend |
|---|---|
| comparative | leerstehender |
| superlative | am leerstehendsten |
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 |
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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 |
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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 leerstehend.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Leerstehend' (vacant) is made up of 'leer' (empty) and 'stehend' (standing). 'Stehend' is a participle form of 'stehen' (to stand); the fixed expression 'leer stehen' (to stand empty) lies behind it.
EXAMPLE
Das leerstehende Haus an der Ecke soll bald verkauft werden.
The vacant house on the corner is supposed to be sold soon.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include 'leerstehende Wohnungen' (vacant apartments), 'leerstehende Gebäude' (vacant buildings), and 'leerstehende Geschäftsräume' (vacant commercial premises). The verbs 'vermieten' (to rent out), 'sanieren' (to renovate), and 'umbauen' (to convert) go particularly well with them.
EXAMPLE
Die Gemeinde möchte die leerstehenden Wohnungen sanieren und anschließend vermieten.
The municipality wants to renovate the vacant apartments and then rent them out.
Typical text types
You will encounter 'leerstehend' (vacant) especially in real estate listings, newspaper reports about housing, and texts about urban planning. The word is factual and well suited to written descriptions of properties.
EXAMPLE
Laut dem Bericht gibt es im Stadtzentrum mehrere leerstehende Bürohäuser.
According to the report, there are several vacant office buildings in the city center.
In real life
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