verb

vermieten

rent out · rent

Jemand überlässt eine Wohnung, ein Haus oder einen Gegenstand gegen Bezahlung für eine bestimmte Zeit an eine andere Person.

Definition & meaning

The verb vermieten means "to rent out" or "to let." It refers to the act of a property owner or a landlord granting someone else the right to use an object, a room, a house, or a piece of property in exchange for regular payment (rent).

Renting out property: To offer a living space, such as an apartment or a house, to a tenant.
Renting out items: To make equipment, vehicles, or tools available for temporary use for a fee.

Grammar & Word origin

Grammar: vermieten is a regular (weak) verb.

Infinitive: vermieten
Past tense (Präteritum): vermietete
Past participle (Partizip II): vermietet
It is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (the object being rented).

Word origin: The word is composed of the prefix ver- and the verb mieten .

mieten means "to rent" (as a tenant).
The prefix ver- in this context indicates a change of possession or a commercial transaction where the subject gives something away for a period of time.