Definition
A man who uses a home or other premises in return for payment.
Translations
- English
- male tenant
- Français
- locataire masculin
- Türkçe
- erkek kiracı
- Polski
- najemca
- Русский
- квартиросъёмщик
- Українська
- квартиронаймач
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Mieter
- A2
- Noun
- Home & Household
- People & Family
- Society & Public Life
male tenant
/deːɐ̯ ˈmiːtɐ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Mieter
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimaryPeople & FamilySociety & Public Life
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Mieter überweist die Miete pünktlich.NominativSing.The tenant transfers the rent on time.
- Der Mieter meldet einen Schaden im Bad.NominativSing.The tenant reports damage in the bathroom.
- Der Mieter wohnt seit zwei Jahren hier.NominativSing.The male tenant has lived here for two years.
- Der Vermieter informiert den Mieter.AkkusativSing.The landlord informs the male tenant.
- Ich spreche mit dem Mieter über die Heizung.DativSing.I speak with the male tenant about the heating.
- Die Mieter treffen sich im Hof.NominativPlur.The tenants meet in the courtyard.
- Der Hausmeister informiert die Mieter.AkkusativPlur.The caretaker informs the tenants.
- Der Vermieter spricht mit den Mietern.DativPlur.The landlord speaks with the tenants.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Mieter/ˈmiːtɐ/
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Article phrase
der Mieter/deːɐ̯ ˈmiːtɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Mieter | die Mieter |
| Akkusativ | den Mieter | die Mieter |
| Dativ | dem Mieter | den Mietern |
| Genitiv | des Mieters | der Mieter |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationden Mieter informieren
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Mieter sprechenmit + Dativ
- Adjective combinationein neuer Mieter
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 typeDerived word
- mietDerivational base
- -erSuffix