Key verbs for buying or renting property in Russian
Empower Your Communication: Real Estate and Housing Vocabulary in Russian: Key verbs for buying or renting property in Russian
Here are some key verbs in Russian useful for buying or renting property:
For buying property:
- покупать (pokupat’) — to buy (imperfective)
- купить (kupit’) — to buy (perfective)
- приобретать (priiobretat’) — to acquire, to obtain (formal)
- приобрести (priiobresti) — to acquire, to obtain (perfective)
For renting property:
- снимать (snimat’) — to rent (imperfective), e.g., to rent an apartment
- снять (snyat’) — to rent (perfective), e.g., to rent once
- арендовать (arendovat’) — to rent (formal)
- арендовать (arendovat’) — to lease or rent
Additional verbs related to financial transactions and property:
- платить (platit’) — to pay
- заказывать (zakazyvat’) — to order (used more for ordering services or items)
- строить (stroit’) — to build, construct (useful in context of new property)
These verbs cover the main actions around buying and renting property in Russian.