betala
Meaning
pay
In Swedish: ge pengar som ersättning för (något); bekosta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att betala | to pay |
|---|---|---|
| Present | betalar | jag betalar |
| Past | betalade | jag betalade |
| Supine | betalat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har betalat | jag har betalat |
| Past perfect | hade betalat | jag hade betalat |
| Future | ska betala | or: kommer att betala |
| Conditional | skulle betala | jag skulle betala |
| Imperative | betala! | a command |
| Present participle | betalande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | betalad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | betalas |
|---|---|
| Present | betalas |
| Past | betalades |
| Supine | betalats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use betalar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise betala
1 / 2Yesterday I … (betala). Which is the past tense?
betala in a sentence
- Har du betalt räkningen?Have you settled the bill?
- han fick betala för sina misstaghe was forced to pay for his mistakes
- hon betalade fullt prisshe paid the full price
Questions
What does betala mean in English?
betala means “pay”.
What is the past tense of betala?
The past tense of betala is betalade (“jag betalade”). The supine is betalat, used in “jag har betalat”.
What is the present tense of betala?
betalar, the same for every person: jag betalar, du betalar, vi betalar.
Similar words
pröjsaavlöna
Origin
From Old Swedish betala, bitala, bittala, from Middle Low German betalen, equivalent to be- + tala.
Nearby common words
betala is number 341 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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