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Having one's official place of residence in a specific location. This word is mainly used in administrative language and formal documents.
Der Zeuge ist wohnhaft in der Schillerstraße 5 in Weimar.
The witness is resident at 5 Schillerstraße in Weimar.
The adjective 'wohnhaft' (resident) is derived from the verb 'wohnen' (to live/reside). The ending '-haft' forms adjectives that describe a state or quality.
Um hier zu arbeiten, müssen Sie nicht in der Stadt wohnhaft sein.
To work here, you do not have to be resident in the city.
This word belongs to formal official and administrative language. You will find it in forms, contracts, or police reports, but it is almost never used in everyday speech.
Bitte geben Sie an, wo Sie aktuell wohnhaft sind.
Please state where you are currently resident.
'Wohnhaft' (resident) is used almost exclusively predicatively, that is, after a verb like 'sein' (to be). Using it directly before a noun, e.g. 'der wohnhafte Bürger' (the resident citizen), is extremely rare and sounds unnatural.
Der gesuchte Mann ist in Berlin wohnhaft.
The wanted man is resident in Berlin.
The word 'wohnhaft' (resident) is almost always combined with the preposition 'in' and the place. The fixed structure is: 'wohnhaft in' + place/address.
Sie ist seit 2010 in München wohnhaft.
She has been resident in Munich since 2010.
based / resident
Ansässig generally means that a person or company lives in a place or has its headquarters there. Wohnhaft refers more narrowly to a person's official place of residence and sounds particularly administrative. Wohnhaft therefore fits an address, while ansässig is more suitable for local affiliation or a company's registered office.
Frau Keller, wohnhaft in Köln, unterschrieb das Formular.
Ms. Keller, a resident of Cologne, signed the form.
Die Firma ist seit vielen Jahren in Köln ansässig.
The company has been based in Cologne for many years.
