Definition
The amount paid regularly for the use of a home or other premises.
Translations
- English
- rent
- Français
- loyer
- Türkçe
- kira
- Polski
- czynsz
- Русский
- арендная плата
- Українська
- орендна плата
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Miete
- A1
- Noun
- Shopping & Money
- Home & Household
rent
/diː ˈmiːtə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Mieten
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Shopping & MoneyPrimaryHome & Household
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Miete ist jeden Monat fällig.NominativSing.The rent is due every month.
- Für diese Wohnung ist die Miete sehr hoch.NominativSing.The rent for this apartment is very high.
- Die Miete steigt im nächsten Jahr.NominativSing.The rent will increase next year.
- Ich zahle die Miete am Monatsanfang.AkkusativSing.I pay the rent at the beginning of the month.
- Neben der Miete zahle ich auch Strom.DativSing.In addition to the rent, I also pay for electricity.
- Die Mieten in der Stadt sind hoch.NominativPlur.Rents in the city are high.
- Der Vermieter erhöht die Mieten.AkkusativPlur.The landlord increases the rents.
- Bei den Mieten gibt es große Unterschiede.DativPlur.There are big differences in rents.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Miete/ˈmiːtə/
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Article phrase
die Miete/diː ˈmiːtə/
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Plural
Mieten/ˈmiːtən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Miete | die Mieten |
| Akkusativ | die Miete | die Mieten |
| Dativ | der Miete | den Mieten |
| Genitiv | der Miete | der Mieten |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdie Miete zahlen
- Collocationdie Miete erhöhen
- Prepositional constructionzur Miete wohnenzu + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word