verb
to renovate, to refurbish, to remodel
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renovieren means to renovate, refurbish or remodel. It's a regular weak verb (renovierte, renoviert) that takes haben as auxiliary. Non-reflexive and inseparable; participle renoviert. In passive constructions use werden (ist renoviert worden). No stem change. Common in building/room improvement contexts.
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Ich habe das Bad renoviert.
I renovated the bathroom.
Wir renovieren das Büro, um mehr Platz zu schaffen und den Arbeitsfluss zu verbessern.
We're remodeling the office to create more space and improve workflow.
Die Firma renovierte das Haus, weil die Wände feucht gewesen waren.
The company renovated the house because the walls had been damp.
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Imagine painting a room and taking away the old wallpaper to make it look new again — a 're-new' image.
Sounds like 're-new-ate' — think 'renew it' to remember renovate.
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Renovieren is a transitive regular verb commonly used for houses, apartments, rooms and other objects. It forms its perfect with haben (haben renoviert). It is not separable and not reflexive in normal usage.