Renting rooms and vehicles

A rental lets someone use a place or vehicle for payment.

The idea

Alquilar can describe renting something from its owner or renting it out; the context identifies the payer.

Alquilo una habitación cerca de la estación.I rent a room near the station.
Mi hermana alquila un coche para el viaje.My sister rents a car for the trip.
¿Alquilas una bicicleta por un día?Are you renting a bicycle for a day?
Alquilamos una casa durante el verano.We rent a house during the summer.
La familia alquila el piso a dos estudiantes.The family rents the flat to two students.
Los turistas alquilan una furgoneta en el aeropuerto.The tourists rent a van at the airport.

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The subject does not always pay: an owner can rent a flat to someone else.

Choose the correct form: Yo ___ un coche para mañana. (alquilo / alquilan)
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alquilo
alquilo matches the singular speaker renting the car.
Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ una habitación por una semana. (alquilamos / alquilas)
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alquilamos
alquilamos matches the speaker and others renting the room.
Choose the correct form: Las visitantes ___ dos bicicletas. (alquilan / alquila)
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alquilan
alquilan matches the plural subject renting bicycles.

Describe a vehicle or room you rent and say who pays.