Breakdown of המשכיר מסכים להשיב כסף לשוכר.
כסף
money
להסכים
to agree
משכירmaskir
landlord; lessor
שוכרsokher
renter; lessee
Questions & Answers about המשכיר מסכים להשיב כסף לשוכר.
What exactly does המשכיר mean here?
המשכיר means the landlord or, more literally, the one who rents out.
It comes from the verb להשכיר, which means to rent out / lease out.
So:
- המשכיר = the landlord / lessor
- השוכר or שוכר = the tenant / renter
This pair is useful to remember:
- להשכיר = to rent something out
- לשכור = to rent something
Why is מסכים written in that form?
מסכים is the masculine singular present-tense form of להסכים = to agree.
It matches the subject המשכיר, which is masculine singular.
Compare:
- המשכיר מסכים = the landlord agrees
- המשכירה מסכימה = the landlady agrees
- המשכירים מסכימים = the landlords agree
In Hebrew present tense, the verb often behaves a lot like an adjective in terms of gender and number agreement.
Why does Hebrew use מסכים להשיב? How does that structure work?