shared apartment / flatshare
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shared apartment / flatshare
A form of living in which several people, usually not related, share an apartment and manage the household together. The abbreviation 'WG' is often used.
Als Student hat er in einer Fünfer-Wohngemeinschaft gelebt.
As a student, he lived in a five-person shared apartment.
The word is made up of 'wohnen' (to live) and 'Gemeinschaft' (community). A 'Wohngemeinschaft' is therefore literally a 'community for living'.
Viele Studierende gründen eine Wohngemeinschaft, um Kosten zu sparen.
Many students set up a shared apartment to save costs.
In everyday life, especially in spoken language and apartment ads, the abbreviation 'WG' is almost always used.
Ich suche ein Zimmer in einer netten WG in Berlin.
I'm looking for a room in a nice shared apartment in Berlin.
Common verbs in connection with a 'WG' (shared apartment) are: 'in einer WG wohnen' (to live in a shared apartment), 'eine WG gründen' (to set up a shared apartment), or 'ein WG-Zimmer suchen' (to look for a room in a shared apartment).
Wir wollen nächstes Semester zusammen eine WG gründen.
We want to set up a shared apartment together next semester.
Use 'in' with the dative for location ('in einer WG wohnen' — to live in a shared apartment) and with the accusative for direction ('in eine WG ziehen' — to move into a shared apartment).
Er ist gerade in eine neue WG gezogen.
He has just moved into a new shared apartment.
municipality / commune
In a Kommune and a Wohngemeinschaft, several people live together and share tasks. A Kommune is usually also based on shared ideals and communal ownership. Wohngemeinschaft neutrally describes sharing a home and managing the household together, without necessarily implying a closer ideological community.
Die Bewohner der Wohngemeinschaft teilen die Küche, die Miete und die tägliche Hausarbeit.
The residents of the shared apartment share the kitchen, the rent, and the daily housework.
Die Bewohner der Kommune teilen ihre politischen Ideale, ihren Besitz und die tägliche Arbeit.
The residents of the commune share their political ideals, their property, and the daily work.
