rented
v.v. paid money to use something for a short time, like a house or a car. It is the past form of 'rent'.
v. the past tense and past participle of 'rent', meaning to pay for the temporary use of property or services. Transitive in most contexts.
We rented a small car for our weekend trip.
They rented a small apartment in the city center while their new house was being built.
Having rented the equipment for the duration of the project, the contractor was able to complete the excavation without the high cost of purchasing heavy machinery.
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object representing the item or property being used.
I rented to him my carI rented my car to himThe object (the car) should follow the verb directly before the prepositional phrase.