albérlet

Hungarian

Etymology

al- +‎ bérlet

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒlbeːrlɛt]
• Hyphenation: al‧bér‧let

Noun

albérlet (plural albérletek)

1. (law, strictly, chiefly historical) sublease, subrental
2. (loosely) lodgings (a flat or a room rented out from a private person to a private person for the purpose of residence)

Usage notes

Strictly speaking, this term reflects the practice when the council rented out a flat to people and people were able to rent it over to others. However, these days many more people own a flat so if they rent it out, it is not a sublease but a lease. Nevertheless, the term is still widely used in everyday speech, but in real estate terminology (including lease contracts) lakásbérlés or lakásbérlet can be used instead.

Similarly, albérlő (“lodger”, literally “subtenant”) is strictly speaking incorrect in most cases and bérlő should be used for the lessee instead. In the same vein, főbérlő (“tenant”, literally “main tenant”) does not make sense any more in the original meaning and bérbeadó is the right term instead for the owner or lessor. Hence, albérlő can only be used rightfully today if the lodger wishes to offer his or her rented accommodation to an acquaintance for a while (whether living there simultaneously or being away from the flat), which may be permitted under certain conditions or prohibited by the actual owner in their lease contract.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	albérlet	albérletek
accusative	albérletet	albérleteket
dative	albérletnek	albérleteknek
instrumental	albérlettel	albérletekkel
causal-final	albérletért	albérletekért
translative	albérletté	albérletekké
terminative	albérletig	albérletekig
essive-formal	albérletként	albérletekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	albérletben	albérletekben
superessive	albérleten	albérleteken
adessive	albérletnél	albérleteknél
illative	albérletbe	albérletekbe
sublative	albérletre	albérletekre
allative	albérlethez	albérletekhez
elative	albérletből	albérletekből
delative	albérletről	albérletekről
ablative	albérlettől	albérletektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	albérleté	albérleteké
non-attributive possessive – plural	albérletéi	albérletekéi

Possessive forms of albérlet

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	albérletem	albérleteim
2nd person sing.	albérleted	albérleteid
3rd person sing.	albérlete	albérletei
1st person plural	albérletünk	albérleteink
2nd person plural	albérletetek	albérleteitek
3rd person plural	albérletük	albérleteik

Related terms

• albérlő

Further reading

• albérlet in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• albérlet in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).