A subtenant is someone who rents a place, or part of one, from a tenant rather than from the owner. Picture three people in a line: the owner, the tenant who rents from the owner, and the subtenant who rents on from that tenant.

A subtenant is someonesubtenant是指某個人 who rents a place, or part of one租了一個地方，或其中一部分 from a tenant rather than from the owner是跟房客租、不是跟房東租。 Picture three people in a line想像一排三個人 the owner, the tenant who rents from the owner房東、跟房東租房子的房客 and the subtenant who rents on from that tenant以及再跟那個房客轉租的subtenant。

The subtenant pays rent to the tenant, not to the landlord, and usually has no agreement with the owner at all — which is why a subtenant's position is weaker. If the tenant loses the flat, the subtenant normally has to go too.

The subtenant pays rent to the tenantsubtenant是把租金付給房客 not to the landlord不是付給房東 and usually has no agreement with the owner at all而且通常跟房東完全沒有合約關係 which is why a subtenant's position is weaker這就是為什麼subtenant的處境比較弱勢。 If the tenant loses the flat如果那個房客失去這間房子 the subtenant normally has to go toosubtenant通常也得跟著搬走。

The word is legal and formal; in normal speech people say 'I'm subletting from someone' or 'I rent a room off my friend who rents the flat'.

The word is legal and formal這個字很法律、很正式 in normal speech people say 'I'm subletting from someone'平常講話人會說I'm subletting from someone（我是跟人家轉租的） or 'I rent a room off my friend who rents the flat'或者I rent a room off my friend who rents the flat（我跟租這間房的朋友租一間房間）。

It is also used as a verb occasionally, meaning to hold or let a place as a subtenant, but that is rare and the noun is what you will actually see.

It is also used as a verb occasionally它偶爾也會當動詞用 meaning to hold or let a place as a subtenant意思是以subtenant的身分持有或出租一個地方 but that is rare但這很少見 and the noun is what you will actually see你實際上會看到的是名詞。