The idea
Present tense: ich vermiete, du vermietest, er/sie/es vermietet, wir vermieten, ihr vermietet, sie/Sie vermieten. Learn the sentence pattern jemandem etwas vermieten together with the principal parts.
| Form | Deutsch |
|---|---|
| ich | vermiete |
| du | vermietest |
| er/sie/es | vermietet |
| wir | vermieten |
| ihr | vermietet |
| sie/Sie | vermieten |
| Präteritum | vermietete |
| Perfekt | hat vermietet |
| Imperativ (du) | Vermiete! |
| Muster | jemandem etwas vermieten |
Meaning and sentence pattern
Vermieten describes making property available for rent. The property is accusative and the tenant may be dative.
Learn this pattern as a unit: jemandem etwas vermieten. The six situations below show the verb with concrete objects, complements or circumstances.
Form check
Wir haben gevermietet.Wir haben vermietet.The inseparable prefix ver blocks ge in the participle.
Examples
- Ich vermiete mein freies Zimmer für drei Monate.I rent out my spare room for three months.
- Du vermietest die Garage an einen Handwerksbetrieb.You rent out the garage to a trade business.
- Der Verein vermietet seine Räume am Wochenende.The club rents out its rooms at weekends.
- Früher vermietete die Familie Ferienwohnungen.The family used to rent out holiday apartments.
- Wir haben den Saal an eine Theatergruppe vermietet.We have rented out the hall to a theater group.
- Vermiete den Stellplatz nur mit einer klaren Vereinbarung.Rent out the parking space only with a clear agreement.
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Watch out
The inseparable prefix ver blocks ge in the participle.
Try it yourself
du ___ (vermieten, Präsens)
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vermietest
vermietest: this is the second-person singular present form.
er/sie ___ (vermieten, Präteritum)
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vermietete
vermietete: this is the third-person singular simple past.
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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vermietet
vermietet: in this use the perfect tense is hat vermietet.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
du ___ (vermieten, Präsens)
er/sie ___ (vermieten, Präteritum)
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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Read the six situations aloud, compare the verb forms, and complete the present, past and participle checks. Then write a new sentence that follows jemandem etwas vermieten.