Ik wil een fiets huren.

I want to rent a bike.

Breakdown of Ik wil een fiets huren.

• ik: I
• willen: to want
• een: a, an
• de fiets: the bike

Questions & Answers about Ik wil een fiets huren.

Why is huren at the end of the sentence?

In Dutch, when you combine a conjugated modal verb like willen with another verb, the modal stays in second position and the infinitive moves to the end. So wil appears right after Ik, and huren goes to the final slot.

Why is there an indefinite article een instead of de or no article?

You use een when you mean “any” bike, not a specific one. If you said Ik wil de fiets huren, it would mean “I want to rent that particular bike.” Omitting the article entirely isn’t usual in the singular.

How would I say “I want to rent bicycles” (plural)?

Just pluralize fiets and drop the article: Ik wil fietsen huren. This means you want to rent bikes in general or more than one bike.

What’s the difference between huren and lenen?

Huren means “to rent/hire” (you pay to use something). Lenen means “to borrow/lend” (you use something temporarily without renting fees, usually with the owner’s permission).

Why do we use present tense wil to express a desire or future plan?