tenant
gb/tˈɛnənt/ us/tˈɛnənt/
A2
英語
~ 2100
語義
0件の語義
名詞
A2
entity
1
Person who rents property
A person who pays to live in or use a place owned by someone else.
用法パターン：
[someone] is a tenant of [a property]
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'tenant' with 'tenet', which means a principle or belief.
類義語
renter (More informal and common in everyday speech, especially in American English.)
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lessee (More formal and legal term used in contracts.)
対義語
landlord (The owner of the property who rents it out to tenants.)
コロケーション
tenant rights
|tenant agreement
|tenant eviction
|tenant responsibilities
|long-term tenant
テーマ
housing
|law
|daily life
|daily_life
例文
- The tenant reported a leak in the bathroom to the landlord.
- Each tenant must pay rent on the first of the month.
- The building has twelve tenants, most of whom have lived there for years.
- The tenant signed a one-year lease for the apartment.
- Tenants are responsible for keeping their units clean.
学習者向け例文
- The tenant lives in a small flat.
- Our new tenant moved in last week.
- The tenant pays rent every month.
- She is a good tenant and takes care of the house.
文法
辞書形
tenant
IPA
GB/tˈɛnənt/
US/tˈɛnənt/
音節・強勢
ten - ant （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (ten)
活用形
Noun
- Base: tenant
- Plural: tenants
関連語
Forms
tenants
noun
Core family
tenancy
noun
Related words
Advanced or less common
tenanted
adjective
表現
sitting tenant
1/sˈɪtɪŋ tˈɛnənt/
fixed phrase
Current tenant of a property
A person who is renting and living in a place at the present time.
例文
- The house is being sold with a sitting tenant, so the new owner must honor the lease.
- Buying a property with a sitting tenant can limit your immediate use of it.
tenant farmer
1/tˈɛnənt fˈɑɹmɚ/
fixed phrase
Farmer who rents land
A farmer who works on land that they rent from someone else.
例文
- Her grandfather was a tenant farmer for most of his life.
- Tenant farmers often had to give part of their crop as rent.