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apartment building
A residential building that contains several separate apartments for different families or tenants.
Wir wohnen zur Miete in einem Mehrfamilienhaus mit sechs Parteien.
We rent an apartment in an apartment building with six tenant units.
The word is structured very logically: it consists of 'mehr' (more/several), 'Familien' (families), and 'Haus' (house). So it is literally a house for several families.
Das alte Einfamilienhaus wurde abgerissen, um ein Mehrfamilienhaus zu bauen.
The old single-family house was torn down in order to build an apartment building.
When talking about where someone lives, the preposition 'in' with the dative is almost always used. The most common phrasing is 'in einem Mehrfamilienhaus wohnen' (to live in an apartment building).
Seit drei Jahren wohnt sie in einem modernen Mehrfamilienhaus am Stadtrand.
She has lived in a modern apartment building on the outskirts of town for three years.
Common verbs in connection with this word are 'bauen' (to build), 'sanieren' (to renovate), 'kaufen' (to buy), or 'mieten' (to rent). The number of apartments is often mentioned as well.
Sie haben eine Wohnung in einem Mehrfamilienhaus mit acht Parteien gekauft.
They bought an apartment in an apartment building with eight tenant units.
residential building
'Wohnhaus' and 'Mehrfamilienhaus' both refer to buildings for living in. 'Wohnhaus' is the general term and only says that people live in it. It can be a small house or a large building. 'Mehrfamilienhaus' is more specific: it has several separate apartments for different families or tenants. The words can be confused because a Mehrfamilienhaus is also a Wohnhaus. But a Wohnhaus does not necessarily have to have several apartments. If the number of residential units is important, 'Mehrfamilienhaus' is more precise.
In dem Mehrfamilienhaus wohnen sechs Parteien auf vier Etagen.
Six households live in the apartment building across four floors.
Die Stadt prüft, ob das alte Wohnhaus renoviert werden kann.
The city is checking whether the old residential building can be renovated.