12.5 Die Mitwohnzentrale Glossary

vergeben This means "taken" or "let" when it refers to accommodation. 

was für ein Haus...? what sort of house...? 

das Einfamilienhaus (pl. -häuser) detached house 

das Reihenhaus (pl. -häuser) terraced house 

der Irrtum (pl. - Irrtümer) error 

vorliegen (sep.) This separable verb means "to exist" or "to be present". The meaning of this sentence thus equates to "There must be some kind of mistake". 

saniert (adj.) This adjective means "renovated". It is the past participle of the verb "sanieren" (= to renovate). 

wie liegt die Wohnung? how is the flat situated? 

der Seitenflügel (-) side wing 

der Nachbar (-n) This means "neighbour". It is another weak masculine noun (see previous chapter). 

leise (adj.) quiet 

die Mietwohnung (-en) rented flat 

die Eigentumswohnung (-en) owner-occupied flat 

südlich (+ Gen.) This preposition means "south of". All such prepositions of direction take the genitive case. 

nordöstlich (+ Gen.) north-east of 

das Fenster (-) window 

von unserem Fenster aus from our window 

die Leute (pl.) This noun means "people" and is only used in the plural form. 

mein Freund In this context this means "my boyfriend". 

die Mitbewohnerin (-innen) flatmate (female) 

einziehen (sep.) to move in 

Mitte Oktober This means "in the middle of October". Note the absence of articles and prepositions in the German version. 

ausziehen (sep.) This means "to move out". Remember that when this verb is reflexive (sich ausziehen), it means "to get undressed". 

heiraten This means "to get married". 

der Verlobte (adj. noun) This means "fiancé". It is an adjectival noun (see previous chapter). 

das Zweifamilienhaus (pl. -häuser) This means "semi-detached house". Another word for this is "das Doppelhaus". 

umziehen (sep.) This separable verb means "to move house". Remember that when this verb is reflexive (sich umziehen), it means "to get changed". 

hoch This means "high". We have already seen in this chapter that this adjective loses its "-c-" when it adds adjective endings - e.g. "die hohe Decke" (= the high ceiling). 

die Monatsmiete (-n) monthly rent 

bedeuten This means "to mean"! Like all German verbs beginning with the prefix "be-", it is inseparable. 

im Monat per month 

die Kosten (pl.) costs 

die Elektrizität electricity 

dazurechnen (sep.) This is a separable verb meaning "to add on". 

morgen In this context this means "tomorrow". 

übermorgen the day after tomorrow