betala
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German betalen.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbetala (present tense betalar/betaler, past tense betala/betalte, past participle betala/betalt, passive infinitive betalast, present participle betalande, imperative betala/betal)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “betala” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish betala, bitala, bittala, from Middle Low German betalen, equivalent to be- + tala.[1] Cognate with Danish betale, Norwegian Bokmål betale, Norwegian Nynorsk betala, betale, Dutch betalen, West Frisian betelje, German bezahlen, Low German betahlen and English betall. Displaced native gälda.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbetala (present betalar, preterite betalade, supine betalat, imperative betala)
- to pay; to give money in exchange for goods or services
- (reflexive) to pay; to be profitable
- (colloquial) to pay; to be the subject of revenge
Conjugation
editConjugation of betala (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | betala | betalas | ||
Supine | betalat | betalats | ||
Imperative | betala | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | betalen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | betalar | betalade | betalas | betalades |
Ind. plural1 | betala | betalade | betalas | betalades |
Subjunctive2 | betale | betalade | betales | betalades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | betalande | |||
Past participle | betalad, betald | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms
edit- (to give money in exchange for goods or services): gälda (archaic, formal)
- (to be profitable): löna sig
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
editFurther reading
edit- betala in Svensk ordbok.
- betala in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
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