Hi everyone, just a quick lesson today to talk about the difference between borrow and rent. In Japanese you often use 借る karu for both BUT in English there is a difference.
When you borrow something it is FREE, you don't have to pay any fee. The only exception is when you borrow money and you have to pay interest.
When you rent something you MUST pay a FEE. You CANNOT rent money~! You can only rent THINGS, objects.
図書館で本を借りました。
I borrowed a book from the library.
ビデオ屋でビデオを借りました。
I rented a video from the video store.
So remember if you get to use something for a few days for free then you are borrowing it~! If you have to pay then you are renting it~!
Have a nice weekend,
Phil
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