下げ宿しゅく人にんを置おく

expression, godan verb (-ku)

take in lodgers; keep boarders

Used when a household accepts paying guests who live in the home, typically for an extended period.

See also: 置く (おく)

• 祖そ母ぼは長なが年ねん、学がく生せいの下げ宿しゅく人にんを置おいていた。

  My grandmother took in student lodgers for many years.

• この家いえでは下げ宿しゅく人にんを置おくことはできません。

  We cannot take in boarders in this house.