Word
Ich wohne nicht mehr in Berlin.
Meaning
I no longer live in Berlin.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Ich wohne nicht mehr in Berlin.
What does nicht mehr mean here?
Nicht mehr means no longer or not anymore.
So Ich wohne nicht mehr in Berlin means that the speaker used to live in Berlin, but that is not true now.
This is different from plain nicht, which would just negate something without necessarily suggesting a change over time.
- Ich wohne nicht in Berlin. = I do not live in Berlin.
- Ich wohne nicht mehr in Berlin. = I do not live in Berlin anymore / no longer.
Why is it nicht mehr and not mehr nicht?
Because nicht mehr is a fixed expression in German meaning no longer / not anymore.
German often uses combinations like this as set phrases:
- nicht mehr = no longer
- noch nicht = not yet
- schon wieder = again already / yet again
So in this sentence, you should learn nicht mehr as one unit of meaning.
Why is the verb wohne in the second position?