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neighbor
A person who lives in the apartment, house, or on the property directly next to or very close to yours.
Unser neuer Nachbar hat sich gestern mit einem Kuchen vorgestellt.
Our new neighbor introduced himself yesterday with a cake.
neighbor
In a figurative sense: an adjacent country, a neighboring region, or also a directly adjoining unit.
Die Schweiz ist ein südlicher Nachbar von Deutschland.
Switzerland is a southern neighbor of Germany.
'Der Nachbar' (neighbor) is a noun of the N-declension. This means that it takes the ending '-n' in all cases except the nominative singular. This is an important grammatical rule that is often forgotten.
Ich habe meinem neuen Nachbarn beim Umzug geholfen.
I helped my new neighbor with the move.
The word family of 'Nachbar' (neighbor) includes the noun 'die Nachbarschaft' (the neighborhood, the area where one lives) and the adjective 'benachbart' (neighboring/adjacent).
In unserer Nachbarschaft gibt es viele junge Familien.
There are many young families in our neighborhood.
In everyday life, 'Nachbar' (neighbor) is often combined with adjectives that describe the relationship. Common combinations are 'ein guter Nachbar' (a good neighbor), 'ein netter Nachbar' (a nice neighbor), or 'ein lauter Nachbar' (a loud neighbor).
Mein direkter Nachbar ist zum Glück sehr ruhig.
Fortunately, my direct neighbor is very quiet.
resident
Both words refer to a person who lives nearby. „Nachbar“ typically means someone next door or immediately nearby, while „Anwohner“ generally means a person who lives on a particular street or in a particular area. Use „Nachbar“ for direct residential proximity and „Anwohner“ for the larger local area.
Mein Nachbar aus der Wohnung nebenan beschwert sich über den Lärm.
My next-door neighbor is complaining about the noise.
Die Anwohner der ganzen Straße beschweren sich über den Lärm.
The residents of the entire street are complaining about the noise.
