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hausen: meaning in English

hausen

Verb
[ˈhaʊ̯zn̩]
Präteritumhauste Perfekthaben gehaust Imperativhaus! / haust! Konjunktiv IIer hauste / würde hausen Konjunktiv Ier hause
Konjugation
IndikativKonjunktiv
PräsensPräteritumKonjunktiv IKonjunktiv II
ichhaus­ehaus­tehaus­ehaus­te
duhaus­thaus­testhaus­esthaus­test
er/sie/eshaus­thaus­tehaus­ehaus­te
wirhaus­enhaus­tenhaus­enhaus­ten
ihrhaus­thaus­tethaus­ethaus­tet
sie/Siehaus­enhaus­tenhaus­enhaus­ten
Also:HausenNomen

Verb

5 meanings
1 live in squalor, hole up, squat, rough it
to live in a bad, impoverished, or unpleasant place, often without comfort and without a normal home
in + Dat
Synonyms
hockenhole up
vegetierenvegetate

Nach dem Krieg hausten viele Familien in Kellern.

After the war, many families lived in basements.

Er haust seit Jahren in einem alten Wohnwagen.

He has lived in an old caravan for years.

2 dwell, live secluded, hole up, haunt gehoben
to live lonely and secluded in a place, so that others know little about this person's life
in + Dat
Synonyms
lebenlive

In den Wäldern hausten früher Räuber.

Robbers used to dwell in the forests.

Im alten Turm haust angeblich ein seltsamer Mann.

A strange man allegedly lives in the old tower.

3 shack up, bunk, dwell, crash scherzhaft
to live or stay in a place, often with a humorous or slightly ironic tone
Synonyms
wohnenlive

Sie haust in einer gemütlichen Dachwohnung.

She lives in a cozy attic apartment.

Wo haust du denn jetzt?

Where are you shacking up now?

4 wreak havoc, rage, ravage, rampage gehoben
to cause great damage and destroy many things, for example during a storm or by violent people
Common phrases
schlimm hausenwreak terrible havoc
Synonyms
wütenrage

Das Unwetter hat gestern Abend schlimm gehaust.

The storm wreaked terrible havoc yesterday evening.

Die Soldaten hausten furchtbar in dem Dorf.

The soldiers rampaged terribly through the village.

5 economize, husband, manage thriftily, be frugal veraltend
to manage money or provisions sparingly
Synonyms
haushaltenbudget
sparensave

Die Mutter verstand es, mit dem wenigen Geld zu hausen.

The mother knew how to manage thriftily with the little money she had.

The verb “hausen” usually sounds negative or pejorative. It is used primarily in written texts, such as in reports or stories. In everyday conversation, “wohnen” is used for normal living. Learners often mistakenly use “hausen” to describe living in a regular home.
mostly with an indication of place: in + dat.
⚠Do not use “hausen” as the normal word for “wohnen”, as it carries a distinctly negative, squalid, or uncivilized connotation.
Word family
HaushouseNomen
BehausungdwellingNomen

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