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the Usage of Rent
If you rent something to someone and the lease is three years, can you say 'you rent something to someone for three years'?
Aug 24, 2014 7:17 AM
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Yes. For example, "The landlord is renting the apartment to the couple for three years," or, "I have rented the car to my neighbor for three years." Both are grammatically correct, but are a bit unclear semantically. It would be more clear to say, "The landlord is renting the apartment to the couple for the next three years," or, "I have rented the car to my neighbor for the last three years."
August 24, 2014
I will rent this to you for three years .
August 24, 2014
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Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Shanghainese), English
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