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
'das Einfamilienhaus' and 'das Reihenhaus' can both be houses where one family or one household lives. That is why they can be confused. 'Einfamilienhaus' mainly describes how many families the house is intended for. It is often detached, but above all it must have one residential unit. 'Reihenhaus' describes the building form: the house stands in a row with other similar houses and shares side walls with neighboring houses. So a 'Reihenhaus' can also be an 'Einfamilienhaus', but not every 'Einfamilienhaus' is a 'Reihenhaus'.
Das Reihenhaus hat links und rechts direkte Nachbarn.
The terraced house has direct neighbors on the left and right.
Meine Tante sucht ein Einfamilienhaus, weil sie mehr Platz für ihre Familie braucht.
My aunt is looking for a single-family house because she needs more space for her family.