previous owner
der Vorbesitzer, die Vorbesitzer
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previous owner
A person who owned something before or possessed it before the current owner.
Der Vorbesitzer des Autos hat alle Wartungen regelmäßig durchführen lassen.
The previous owner of the car had all the maintenance carried out regularly.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Vorbesitzer |
| genitive | des Vorbesitzers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Vorbesitzer | die Vorbesitzer |
| accusative | den Vorbesitzer | die Vorbesitzer |
| dative | dem Vorbesitzer | den Vorbesitzern |
| genitive | des Vorbesitzers | der Vorbesitzer |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Vorbesitzer' (previous owner) consists of 'Vor-' and 'Besitzer' (owner). Here, the element 'Vor-' indicates a sequence in time: This person owned the thing before the current owner.
Wir sind die neuen Besitzer des Hauses und haben noch Kontakt zum Vorbesitzer.
We are the new owners of the house and are still in contact with the previous owner.
The thing that someone owned previously is often added in the genitive. A typical pattern is 'der Vorbesitzer des Autos' (the previous owner of the car).
Den Vorbesitzer des Fahrrads kenne ich persönlich.
I know the previous owner of the bicycle personally.
Common phrases include 'etwas vom Vorbesitzer übernehmen' (to take over something from the previous owner) and 'etwas vom Vorbesitzer kaufen' (to buy something from the previous owner). After 'von' (from), the dative is used; 'vom' combines 'von' and 'dem'.
Die Gartenmöbel haben wir vom Vorbesitzer übernommen.
We took over the garden furniture from the previous owner.
