Behuurs

Behuurs is a Dutch term that appears mainly as an archaic or regional plural form related to the concept of renting. It is generally understood to derive from be- plus huur, the standard Dutch word for rent or lease. In contemporary standard Dutch, behuur and its plural behuurs are not common, and most speakers would use huur, huurcontract, verhuur, huurder, or verhuurder instead.

Etymology and form

The word combines the prefix be- with huur, producing a noun that would point to rental arrangements or leases. The form behuurs is typically encountered in older texts, regional writings, or dialectal usage rather than in modern formal language.

Usage and context

Because behuurs is not part of standard contemporary Dutch, its appearances are usually in historical documents, property registers, or linguistic studies examining older or regional varieties of the language. When present, it generally conveys a plural sense of rental agreements, leaseholds, or rental relations tied to multiple properties or tenants. In modern practice, speakers would describe the same ideas with huurcontracten (rental contracts) or verhuurafspraken (rental arrangements).

Relation to related terms

Related, more common terms include huur (rent), huurcontract (rental contract), verhuur (rental activity by a landlord), huurder (tenant), and verhuurder (landlord). These terms cover current legal and everyday usage, whereas behuurs serves mainly as a historical or regional variant.

See also

Huur, Verhuur, Huurcontract, Huurder, Verhuurder.

Notes

Behuurs is not widely recognized in standard dictionaries and should be understood as an archaic or dialectal form rather than a current technical term. If a specific regional or historical text uses the term, it is best interpreted within that context.