habiter

/a.bi.te/

#1832 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to live, to reside; to inhabit

Word origin

From Latin habitare ('to dwell, to inhabit'), a frequentative of habere ('to have, to hold'). The same root gives English 'habitat' and 'inhabit'.

Origin
Latin
Root
habitare
English cognates
habitat, inhabit

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Examples

J' .

I have lived in Paris for five years.

- ?

Where do you live now?

.

They live in a big house in the countryside.

région siècles.

This region has been inhabited for centuries.

- boulangerie.

We live above the bakery.

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This word is part of lesson 33.