terraced house / row house
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terraced house / row house
A residential house that forms a continuous row with other similar houses and shares its side walls with the neighboring houses.
Viele junge Familien entscheiden sich für ein Reihenhaus am Stadtrand.
Many young families choose a terraced house on the outskirts of the city.
'Reihenhaus' (terraced house / row house) is made up of 'die Reihe' (row) and 'das Haus' (house). The 'n' is a linking element. So it literally describes a house that stands in a row with others.
Unsere Straße besteht fast nur aus Reihenhäusern.
Our street consists almost entirely of terraced houses.
Common verbs in connection with this word are 'in einem Reihenhaus wohnen' (to live in a terraced house), 'ein Reihenhaus kaufen' (to buy a terraced house), or 'ein Reihenhaus bauen' (to build a terraced house). It is often associated with a small garden.
Sie haben sich letztes Jahr den Traum vom eigenen Reihenhaus erfüllt.
Last year, they fulfilled their dream of owning their own terraced house.
The 'Reihenhaus' (terraced house / row house) is a very typical form of housing for families in Germany, often in suburbs or on the outskirts of cities. It is considered a compromise between an apartment and a detached single-family house.
Die Kinder können im Garten hinter dem Reihenhaus sicher spielen.
The children can play safely in the garden behind the terraced house.
single-family house
Both words can refer to a house for a single family. Einfamilienhaus indicates that the building is designed as just one housing unit, while Reihenhaus describes a continuous row with shared side walls adjoining neighboring houses. Use the first word for the type of housing and the second for the arrangement.
Unser Reihenhaus steht in einer geschlossenen Reihe und teilt die Seitenwände mit den Nachbarhäusern.
Our terraced house is part of a continuous row and shares its side walls with the neighboring houses.
Unser Einfamilienhaus ist für eine Familie gebaut und hat nur eine Wohnung.
Our single-family house was built for one family and has only one apartment.
