Breakdown of Wij verhuren geen kamers aan studenten.
de student
the student
wij
we
geen
no / not any
de kamer
the room
Questions & Answers about Wij verhuren geen kamers aan studenten.
Based on the verb verhuren, what do we call the person doing the renting out (the landlord)?
The stem of verhuren is verhuur. Since the stem ends in -r, we use the suffix -der instead of just -er to create the agent noun: verhuurder.
What is the noun for the person who rents the room (the tenant), and how is it formed?
The verb for renting from someone is huren. By taking the stem huur and applying the same rule (adding -der because it ends in -r), we get huurder (tenant).
How does the prefix ver- change the meaning of the root verb in this sentence?
The base verb huren means to rent an item or property as a customer. Adding the prefix ver- often flips the direction of a transaction, so verhuren becomes renting it out to someone else.
Why does this sentence use geen kamers instead of negating the verb with niet?
As a quick refresher: geen is used to negate indefinite nouns, which are nouns not preceded by de, het, or a possessive pronoun. Because they are denying the rental of rooms in general, not specific rooms, geen is required.