किरायेदार (kiraayedaar)

noun A single-sense noun meaning 'tenant, renter' -- someone who lives in or uses a property in exchange for rent. Related to किराया (kiraayaa, 'rent/fare'), the base word this term is built from.
Sense 1 : tenant, renter
noun, masculine
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: In everyday Delhi-NCR life, the किरायेदार (kiraayedaar) and मकान मालिक (makaan maalik) relationship is a recurring theme in conversation -- landlords asking for advance rent, tenants negotiating repairs, and the ubiquitous 'किरायेदार चाहिए' (kiraayedaar chaahie, 'tenant wanted') signs pasted on gates and lampposts in residential colonies. The word is built from किराया (kiraayaa, 'rent') plus the agentive suffix -दार (daar), a common Persian-origin pattern also seen in दुकानदार (dukaandaar, 'shopkeeper') and ज़िम्मेदार (zimmedaar, 'responsible person').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse किरायेदार (kiraayedaar, 'tenant') with मकान मालिक (makaan maalik, 'landlord') -- they are opposite roles in the same rental relationship, so mixing them up flips the meaning of a sentence entirely. 2) The word is invariant for gender in form but takes masculine agreement by default even when referring to a woman tenant, unless the speaker deliberately marks it otherwise with a modifier.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे मकान में एक किरायेदार रहता है। A tenant lives in my house.
(mere makaan men ek kiraayedaar rahtaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
गेट पर 'किरायेदार चाहिए' का बोर्ड लगा है। There's a 'tenant wanted' sign put up on the gate.
(get par 'kiraayedaar chaahie' kaa bord lagaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मकान मालिक ने नए किरायेदार से एडवांस माँगा। The landlord asked the new tenant for an advance.
(makaan maalik ne nae kiraayedaar se edvaans maangaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
किरायेदार से कहो कि पानी का बिल जमा कर दे। Tell the tenant to pay the water bill.
(kiraayedaar se kaho ki paanii kaa bil jamaa kar de।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर किरायेदार समय पर किराया न दे, तो मालिक परेशान हो जाता है। If the tenant doesn't pay rent on time, the landlord gets troubled.
(agar kiraayedaar samay par kiraayaa n de, to maalik pareshaan ho jaataa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
काश हमारा किरायेदार इतना शोर न करता। If only our tenant didn't make so much noise.
(kaash hamaaraa kiraayedaar itnaa shor n kartaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
इस फ्लैट का किरायेदार पिछले पाँच सालों से यहीं रह रहा है। This flat's tenant has been living right here for the last five years.
(is phlait kaa kiraayedaar pichhle paanch saalon se yahiin rah rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
किरायेदार द्वारा किराया हर महीने की पाँच तारीख तक दिया जाना चाहिए। The rent should be paid by the tenant by the fifth of every month.
(kiraayedaar dvaaraa kiraayaa har mahiine kii paanch taariikh tak diyaa jaanaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अगली बार हम कोई सही किरायेदार ढूँढेंगे। Next time we will find a proper tenant.
(aglii baar ham koii sahii kiraayedaar dhoondhenge।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
किरायेदार और मकान मालिक के बीच मरम्मत को लेकर झगड़ा हो गया। A quarrel broke out between the tenant and the landlord over the repairs.
(kiraayedaar aur makaan maalik ke biich marammat ko lekar jhagdaa ho gayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): किरायेदार (kiraayedaar)
(sg.m.oblique): किरायेदार (kiraayedaar)
(pl.m.direct): किरायेदार (kiraayedaar)
(pl.m.oblique): किरायेदारों (kiraayedaaron)