Breakdown of De huurder betaalt elke maand de huur aan de verhuurder.
betalen
to pay
de huur
the rent
aan
to (recipient)
de maand
the month
Questions & Answers about De huurder betaalt elke maand de huur aan de verhuurder.
Why do huurder and verhuurder use the suffix -der instead of the standard -er?
How exactly does the prefix ver- change the meaning between huurder and verhuurder?
The base verb huren means to rent something for yourself. The prefix ver- is frequently used to indicate a transfer or a transaction away from the subject. So, verhuren means to rent something out to someone else. That makes the huurder the tenant and the verhuurder the landlord.
Why does elke maand come before de huur?
This is a great reminder of standard Dutch word order. In Dutch, time expressions like elke maand generally come as close to the finite verb as possible, and almost always before the direct object (de huur). In English, it feels more natural to push the time expression to the very end of the sentence.
Is it possible to drop the preposition aan and still mean the same thing?