rents
家賃
解説 Definition
rents は rent(家賃、賃借料)の複数形です。複数の物件の家賃や、各地の家賃水準を比べるときによく使われます。
The plural form of rent, referring to amounts of money paid regularly for the use of different homes, buildings, land, or other property. It is often used when comparing prices across properties, places, or periods.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
rent「家賃・賃借料」の規則的な複数形で、語尾に -s を付けます。発音は無声音 /t/ の後なので /s/ となります。Rents are high や compare rents のように、複数の物件・地域・時期の家賃額や家賃水準をまとめて扱う場面で覚えましょう。
Rents is the regular plural of the noun rent. Add -s to the base word, and pronounce the ending /s/ because rent ends in the voiceless sound /t/. Picture a list of apartments with several different monthly prices: each price is a rent, and together they are rents. Useful patterns include rents are high, rising rents, and compare rents. The plural is especially natural when discussing several properties or general housing costs in different neighborhoods or cities.
例文
Rents are high in this city.
この街では家賃が高いです。
The rents for small apartments went up.
小さなアパートの家賃が上がりました。
Students compared rents before choosing a place to live.
学生たちは住む場所を選ぶ前に家賃を比べました。
rents の類義語・関連語
rents の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 reddita(返されたもの)から古フランス語 rente を経て英語に。語根 reddere は re-(返す)+ dare(与える)の合成で、「土地の使用に対して返す金銭」が原義。関連語: render(提供する)、rent-free。家賃は土地所有者への「返礼」という発想から生まれた語。
Rents is the plural of rent. The noun entered English through Old French rente and is associated with Medieval Latin rendita or reddita, referring to something returned or paid. These forms relate to Latin reddere, “to give back.” The historical idea is a payment rendered in return for the use of land or property. Modern rents simply adds the regular plural ending -s.
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