Renting a home · Home and routines
unfurnished
without furniture
Not containing furniture for people to use.
This vs that
The room is unfurnished.
The room is furnished.
Hear it in real life
Why is the rent so low?
It's an unfurnished flat, and the kitchen is quite old.
The house was unfurnished, so we had to buy everything from curtains to wardrobes.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Unfurnished' is the simple property word people use in conversation.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The apartment is without furnitures.
Say: The apartment is unfurnished.
Use 'unfurnished' or uncountable 'furniture', not 'furnitures'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
an unfurnished flat
They rented an unfurnished flat and bought the furniture gradually.
An unfurnished flat can be cheaper, but moving in costs more.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about renting a home.
view a property
We’re viewing a property near the station tomorrow.
sign a tenancy agreement
We signed a tenancy agreement for twelve months.
Renting a home words
Home and routines · Renting a home: the words around “unfurnished”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
It's an unfurnished place, so we'd need to bring our own furniture.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
unfurnished
without furniture
“The house was unfurnished, so we had to buy everything from curtains to wardrobes.”
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