bezahlen

German

Etymology

be- + zahlen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈt͡saːlən/, [-ln̩], [-lən]
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  • Hyphenation: be‧zah‧len

Verb

bezahlen (weak, third-person singular present bezahlt, past tense bezahlte, past participle bezahlt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to pay for
    Mein Onkel Stefan hat mir mein erstes Auto bezahlt.
    My Uncle Stefan paid for my first car.
  2. (intransitive) to pay
    Ich möchte bitte bezahlen.
    I want to pay please.
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to pay (suffer consequences) (für (for) + accusative)
    Dafür wirst du bezahlen!
    You will pay for it!

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Further reading

  • bezahlen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • bezahlen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • bezahlen” in Duden online
  • bezahlen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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