No. 14,890 in German
renovieren
"Renovieren" means "to renovate" or "to refurbish."
In a sentence
Wir renovieren unser Wohnzimmer, um es moderner zu gestalten.
We are renovating our living room to make it more modern.
The verb 'renovieren' is used here in the present tense to describe making improvements to the living room to update its style.
Das alte Gebäude wurde umfassend renoviert, um es zu erhalten.
The old building was extensively renovated to preserve it.
The verb 'renovieren' appears in the past tense (Partizip II 'renoviert') to indicate restoration work on a building for its maintenance.
Ich plane, das Haus nächstes Jahr zu renovieren.
I plan to renovate the house next year.
Here, 'renovieren' is used in an infinitive form within the context of a planned action in the future involving improvements or repairs to a house.
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