Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
inneboende
English translation:
room tenant, lodger
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Charlesp
Jul 6, 2017 15:38
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Swedish term
inneboende
Swedish to English
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Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Referring to someone who is renting a room, for instance in someone's house.
I am looking for a more specific term than a "tenant" and not the term "boarder." Nor an "air mattress renter."
A term that reflects the (relatively recent phenomena, but relating to the age-old phenomena) of renting out a room in someone's house - a generic specific legal term for that renter's position and status, that specifically indicates their status.
I am looking for a more specific term than a "tenant" and not the term "boarder." Nor an "air mattress renter."
A term that reflects the (relatively recent phenomena, but relating to the age-old phenomena) of renting out a room in someone's house - a generic specific legal term for that renter's position and status, that specifically indicates their status.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | room tenant |
Thomas Johansson
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| 3 +1 | lodger |
Matt Bibby
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| 4 | room renter, or roomate |
LilianNekipelov
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| 2 | subtenant |
Sven Petersson
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References
| Lodger definition |
Cynthia Coan
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Proposed translations
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Thomas Johansson
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room tenant
A logical construction that gives quite a few relevant Google hits.
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Note added at 59 mins (2017-07-06 16:37:25 GMT)
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"Room renter" also seems to be used.
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Note added at 59 mins (2017-07-06 16:37:25 GMT)
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"Room renter" also seems to be used.
Note from asker:
| That's a potential option. Thanks! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "depends very much upon contenxt"
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5 mins
lodger
Could it be this simple?
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Note added at 57 mins (2017-07-06 16:36:23 GMT)
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OK thanks!
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Note added at 57 mins (2017-07-06 16:36:23 GMT)
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OK thanks!
Note from asker:
| "lodger" doesn't work in this context (it is the same as boarder). as a lodger has no rights of tenancy and no rental agreement (lease) (see https://www.spareroom.co.uk/content/info-landlords/whats-the-difference-between-a-tenant-and-a-lodger/) But thanks for your contribution. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Anna Herbst
: "Inneboende" translates to "lodger" as the link supplied in the above notes to answerer explains. A "boarder" receives room and board, so is quite different from the "lodger".
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27 mins
Sven Petersson
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subtenant
subtenant
sʌbˈtɛnənt/
noun
a person who leases property from a tenant.
Would that fit your context?
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Note added at 1 hr (2017-07-06 17:03:52 GMT)
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New suggestion:
granny flat tenant
See: https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-real-estate/canterbury/granny f...
sʌbˈtɛnənt/
noun
a person who leases property from a tenant.
Would that fit your context?
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Note added at 1 hr (2017-07-06 17:03:52 GMT)
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New suggestion:
granny flat tenant
See: https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-real-estate/canterbury/granny f...
Note from asker:
| Thanks. But I don't think so. As a subtenant is renting from a tenant. What I mean is, for instance, an older retired couple (who perhaps have adult children) who have some bedrooms they are not using in their house - their kids having moved out long ago. So they make a seperate enterance (for privacy) with a door to the outside and rent out the room to someone, say a univ student, who has no access to the rest of the house. They are a tenant (the renter), but they don't have the full rights that a tenant has who is renting out a full apartment (or a full house). They have a sort of restricted tenancy, as they are in reality 'living with someone' i.e. the older couple, but certainly are not roomates. |
| Thanks Sven. (for your comment in the Discussion). I agree! But that is the term the text I was working on used (for this situation); and that's why I had a bit of difficulty with it. Sometimes that happens, when a text uses a term that isn't precisely the most appropriate term to use - so we as a translator have to come up with some resolution, that is faithful to the text, while at the same time being accurate. Thanks again for your help. |
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LilianNekipelov
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room renter, or roomate
in the US
Reference comments
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Cynthia Coan
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Reference:
Lodger definition
"A person who occupies a rented room in another's house; specifically : a person who by agreement with the owner of a house acquires no property, interest, or possession therein but only the right to occupy a designated room or area that remains in the owner's legal possession."
Discussion
There is no easy answer for this, as apparently the original text uses a term that isn't precisely the most appropriate term to use.
Your are describing a tenant, or to be more precise a granny flat tenant.
https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/atoms/fil...
https://www.access-legal.co.uk/news/what-is-difference-betwe...
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/lodger-tenant.278950...
http://www.lawhandbook.org.au/2016_06_01_02_who_is_a_residen...
What I mean is, for instance, an older retired couple (who perhaps have adult children) who have some bedrooms they are not using in their house - their kids having moved out long ago. So they make a separate entrance (for privacy) with a door to the outside and rent out the room to someone, say a univ student, who has no access to the rest of the house.
They are a tenant (the renter), but they don't have the full rights that a tenant has who is renting out a full apartment (or a full house).
They have a sort of restricted tenancy, as they are in reality 'living with someone' i.e. the older couple, but certainly are not roommates.