Breakdown of Die Frau wohnt hier, und Sie wohnen auch hier.
die Frau
the woman
auch
also, too
und
and
hier
here
wohnen
to live
Sie
you (formal)
Questions & Answers about Die Frau wohnt hier, und Sie wohnen auch hier.
Why does the verb change from wohnt to wohnen?
In German, verbs change their endings depending on who is doing the action. Die Frau (The woman) is a "she", so the verb gets a -t ending: sie wohnt. The formal "you" (Sie) always gets an -en ending, which looks exactly like the dictionary form of the verb: Sie wohnen.
How can I tell that Sie means "you" and not "she"?
Two clues give it away here! First, the verb ending: if it meant "she", the verb would be sie wohnt. Because the verb is wohnen (ending in -en), it must mean formal "you" (or "they"). Second, the formal "you" is always capitalized as Sie, no matter where it appears in the sentence.
How would this sentence look if I were talking to a friend instead of a stranger?
To be informal, you use du instead of Sie, and the verb ending changes to -st. The second half of the sentence would become: und du wohnst auch hier.
Why does auch come after the verb?
In basic German statements, the main verb always insists on being in the second position. In the phrase Sie wohnen auch hier, the pronoun Sie takes the first spot, so the verb wohnen must be second. Extra details like auch (also/too) and hier (here) fall in line after the verb.
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