Apartment & Renting

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Can be masculine or feminine depending on the person, though 'le' is standard for the general term.

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Applies to both male and female tenants.

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Use the verb 'payer' directly with 'le loyer'.

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Usually used in the plural form 'les charges' when referring to apartment fees.

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Irregular plural: 'le bail' becomes 'les baux'.

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Also commonly referred to as 'un dépôt de garantie'.

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Feminine noun starting with a vowel, hence 'l'agence'.

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A one-room apartment with a kitchenette.

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Refers to habitable rooms (living room, bedroom, etc.), excluding kitchen and bathroom in traditional real estate listing counts.

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Preceded by 'au' (à + le). Invariable in the plural.

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Use 'au [number] étage' for floors.

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Masculine noun starting with a vowel, hence 'l'ascenseur'.

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Often used in the plural 'les escaliers'.

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Used for interior passageways in flats or buildings.

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Preceded by 'sur le' for surfaces.

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Often included with older French apartments.

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Crucial term when discussing apartment comfort and bills.

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Also spelled 'clefs', but 'clés' is the modern standard.

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Can function as an adjective modifying 'appartement'.

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Can mean both to rent out (as a landlord) and to rent (as a tenant) depending on context.

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Regular -er verb. Contrast with 'emménager' (to move in).

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Regular -er verb used when arriving at a new place.

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Used for places and apartments. Use 'rendre visite à' for people.

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Adjective. Feminine form is 'lumineuse'.

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Adjective. Feminine form is 'bruyante'.