No. 2,122 in Dutch
huren
"To rent"
In a sentence
Ik wil een huis huren voor mijn gezin.
I want to rent a house for my family.
The word 'huren' in this sentence refers to the action of renting a dwelling or property.
Je kunt hier een fiets huren voor een dag.
You can rent a bicycle here for a day.
In this sentence, 'huren' means to temporarily acquire a bicycle for a rental fee.
Mijn vrienden hebben een zaal gehuurd voor het feest.
My friends have rented a hall for the party.
Here, 'gehuurd' is the past participle form of 'huren', indicating the completed action of renting a hall.
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