rent
gb/ɹˈɛnt/ us/ɹˈɛnt/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 2500
bérel, bérbe ad, bérleti díj, lakbér, szétszakít, széttép, szakadás, hasadék
KITENZI
A2
1
bérel
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
to rent [something] from [someone]
We decided to rent a car for our trip.
Úgy döntöttünk, hogy autót bérelünk az utazásunkhoz.
They rent their apartment from a local landlord.
A lakásukat egy helyi bérbeadótól bérlik.
You can rent ski equipment at the resort.
The company rents office space downtown.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I want to rent a car.
Autót szeretnék bérelni.
We rent a small house.
Egy kis házat bérlünk.
He rents a bike every weekend.
They rent a room near the school.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'rent' with 'lend'; 'rent' means you pay to use something, while 'lend' means you give something to someone temporarily without payment.
Maana
Pay to use temporarily
Miunganiko ya maneno
rent an apartment
|rent a car
|rent a house
|rent equipment
Visawe
lease (Often used for longer-term, more formal rental agreements.)
Vinyume
own (Means having legal possession instead of temporary use.)
Mada
business
|daily life
|housing
|travel
|finance
|daily_life
Ufafanuzi
To give money so you can use something for a short or long time, like a house or car.
To pay an agreed amount of money in order to use property, land, or equipment for a set period of time.
KITENZI
B1
2
bérbe ad
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
to rent [something] to [someone]
They rent their basement apartment to college students.
Egyetemistáknak adják bérbe az alagsori lakásukat.
She rents out her cottage during the summer.
Nyáron bérbe adja a nyaralóját.
The company rents office space to several startups.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I rent my room to a student.
Bérbe adom a szobámat egy diáknak.
They rent their car to tourists.
Bérbe adják az autójukat turistáknak.
He rents his house every summer.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners often confuse the direction: 'rent from' means you pay; 'rent to' means you receive payment.
Maana
Let someone use for payment
Miunganiko ya maneno
rent out a flat
|rent rooms to students
|rent property
Visawe
let (Common in British English for renting property to tenants.)
Vinyume
keep (To retain and not allow others to use.)
Mada
business
|daily life
|housing
|finance
|daily_life
Ufafanuzi
To let someone use your thing if they give you money.
To allow someone to use your property, land, or equipment in exchange for an agreed amount of money.
NOMINO
A2
3
bérleti díj
B1
lakbér
A2
Our monthly rent is due on the first of the month.
A havi bérleti díjunk a hónap első napján esedékes.
The rent for this apartment is too high.
Túl magas ennek a lakásnak a bérleti díja.
She fell behind on her rent payments.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I pay rent every month.
Minden hónapban bérleti díjat fizetek.
The rent is very high.
Nagyon magas a bérleti díj.
He forgot to pay his rent.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'rent' (payment) with 'bill'; rent is for property or equipment, bills are for services like water or electricity.
Maana
Payment for temporary use
Miunganiko ya maneno
pay the rent
|high rent
|monthly rent
Visawe
lease payment (More formal or contractual term, often for vehicles or equipment.)
Vinyume
purchase price (The total cost paid to own something permanently.)
Mada
business
|daily life
|housing
|finance
|daily_life
Ufafanuzi
Money you pay each month or week to use a place or thing.
A regular payment made for the temporary use of property, land, or equipment.
KITENZI
C1
4
szétszakít
B2
széttép
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
to rent [something] apart
The explosion rented the ship's hull.
A robbanás szétszakította a hajótestet.
Grief seemed to rent his heart in two.
Úgy tűnt, mintha a gyász kettészakította volna a szívét.
The wind rented the sails during the storm.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The wind rented the flag.
A szél szétszakította a zászlót.
She rented the paper in half.
Kettétépte a papírt.
They rented the cloth with a knife.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may confuse this with 'tear'; 'rent' in this sense is more literary or formal and less common in daily speech.
Maana
Tear apart by force
Miunganiko ya maneno
rent apart
|rent in two
Visawe
rip (Less formal and more common in everyday speech.)
Vinyume
mend (To repair something that has been torn or damaged.)
Mada
violence
|physical actions
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
To tear something into pieces by pulling hard.
To pull or split something violently so that it separates into pieces.
NOMINO
C1
LITERARY
5
There was a rent in his shirt where it caught on the nail.
Szakadás volt az ingén ott, ahol beleakadt a szögbe.
A violent quake left rents in the ground.
Egy heves földrengés hasadékokat hagyott a földben.
The curtain had several rents along its edge.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I see a rent in your coat.
Látok egy szakadást a kabátodon.
The cloth has a rent in it.
Szakadás van az anyagon.
There is a rent in the tent.
Maana
Tear or opening caused by force
Miunganiko ya maneno
a rent in the fabric
|a rent in the earth
Visawe
rip (Common and neutral term for a tear in material.)
Vinyume
repair (The act of fixing an opening or tear.)
Mada
objects
|damage
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
A big hole or cut made when something is torn.
A large tear or opening in fabric, material, or another surface, caused by force.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
rent
IPA
GB/ɹˈɛnt/
US/ɹˈɛnt/
Silabi na mkazo
rent (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (rent)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: rent
- Plural: rent, rents
Verb
- Base: rent
- 3rd Person Singular: rents
- Present Participle: renting
- Past: rented
Familia ya neno
Semi
for rent
1/fɚ ɹˈɛnt/
fixed phrase
Available to be rented
Used to say something can be used if you pay money for it for some time.
Mifano
- There’s a studio apartment for rent downtown.
- Bicycles for rent are available at the park entrance.
pay the rent
1/pˈeɪ ðə ɹˈɛnt/
fixed phrase
Give money owed for temporary use of property/equipment
To give money you owe each month or week for using a place or thing.
Mifano
- I have to pay the rent by Friday.
- She works two jobs just to pay the rent.
rent out
1/ɹˈɛnt ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Allow others paid use of property you own
To let other people use your thing if they give you money.
Mifano
- They decided to rent out their garage as storage space.
- We rent out our cabin every winter to skiers.
up for rent
1/ˈʌp fɚ ɹˈɛnt/
fixed phrase
Being offered for rental by owner
Used when something is being offered so people can pay money to use it for some time.
Mifano
- The house is now up for rent after renovations.
- Several offices are up for rent in that building.