No. 4,058 in German
wohnhäuser
Residential houses.
In a sentence
In der Stadt gibt es viele schöne Wohnhäuser.
In the city, there are many beautiful residential buildings.
Here, 'Wohnhäuser' is used in the nominative plural form to describe multiple residential buildings.
Die Wohnhäuser der Altstadt sind oft sehr alt und historisch.
The residential buildings of the old town are often very old and historic.
'Wohnhäuser' is used to refer generically to residential properties within a given area, in this case, 'Altstadt'.
Es wurden neue Wohnhäuser gebaut, um den Platzbedarf zu decken.
New residential buildings have been constructed to meet the space demand.
In this sentence, 'Wohnhäuser' is used to denote newly built houses intended for residential purposes.
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