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to pay
01
betala, ersÀtta
to give someone money in exchange for goods or servicesÂ
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansÀttning
enkelt
handlingsverb
oregelbundet
presens
pay
3:e person singular
pays
presens particip
paying
enkelt preteritum
paid
perfekt particip
paid
Exempel
She paid the repairman to fix her broken dishwasher.Â
Hon betalade reparatören för att fixa hennes trasiga diskmaskin.
1.1
betala, ersÀtta
(of a job, investment, etc.) to provide someone with a certain amount of moneyÂ
Transitive: to pay an amount of money
Intransitive: to pay in a specific manner
Exempel
I want to find a job that pays a higher salary.Â
Jag vill hitta ett jobb som betalar en högre lön.
1.2
betala
to give the amount of money that is required to be transferred because of a debt, bill, etc.Â
Transitive: to pay a sum owed
Exempel
She needs to pay the rent by the end of the month.Â
Hon mÄste betala hyran i slutet av mÄnaden.
1.3
löna sig, vara lönsam
to be profitable or bring in some advantage, particularly of a business or activityÂ
Intransitive
Exempel
It pays to invest time in learning new skills that can benefit your career.Â
Det lönar sig att investera tid i att lÀra sig nya fÀrdigheter som kan gynna din karriÀr.
02
betala, lida konsekvenserna
to experience the consequences or punishment for what one has done or believesÂ
Intransitive: to pay for sth
Transitive: to pay sth
Exempel
He knew he would pay for his reckless driving when he got a hefty speeding ticket.Â
Han visste att han skulle fÄ betala för sin vÄrdslösa körning nÀr han fick en rejÀl fortkörningsbot.
03
göra, avlÀgga
(dummy verb) used with certain nouns to indicate giving or doing something that is mentionedÂ
Exempel
We should pay a visit to the new neighbors to welcome them to the neighborhood.Â
Vi borde göra en visit till de nya grannarna för att vÀlkomna dem till grannskapet.
Pay
grammatisk information
animacitetsstatus
icke-animat
morfologisk sammansÀttning
enkelt
orÀknebart
singular
not gender specific
Exempel
After the promotion, he saw a significant increase in his pay.Â
Efter befordringen sÄg han en betydande ökning av sin lön.
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payer
paying
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