mietet

Mietet is a present-tense form of the German verb mieten, which means to rent or lease. The verb is used when the subject arranges to obtain the use of a property or item from someone else for a period of time. In everyday language, mieten is contrasted with vermieten, which means to rent out something to someone.

Conjugation and usage: In the simple present tense the forms are ich miete, du mietest, er/sie/es mietet, wir mieten, ihr mietet, sie mieten. The form mietet appears in sentences such as er mietet and ihr mietet. The past participle is gemietet, and the perfect tense is formed with haben gemietet, for example: Ich habe eine Wohnung gemietet.

Grammatical notes: mieten takes a direct object in the accusative case, e.g., Ich miete einen Wagen. When describing the party who rents out the property, the related verb vermieten is used, as in Der Vermieter vermietet die Wohnung. The subject of mieten can be a person or a group, including combined pronouns like ihr mietet (you all rent).

Examples: Er mietet heute ein Auto. Wir mieten eine Wohnung in der Stadt. Sie haben eine Maschine gemietet.

Related terms: Miete refers to the payment or the rent itself; Mietvertrag is the lease agreement; Mieter means tenant; Vermieter means landlord; Vermietung refers to the act or business of renting out. Etymology traces mieten to historical Germanic roots, with cognates in related languages; the term is widely used in housing, transportation, and equipment rental contexts.