Norwegian Nynorsk edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle Low German betalen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtaːla/, /bəˈtaːɽa/

Verb edit

betala (present tense betalar/betaler, past tense betala/betalte, past participle betala/betalt, passive infinitive betalast, present participle betalande, imperative betala/betal)

  1. to pay (give money in exchange for goods or services)
    Synonyms: svara, reia, greia, leggja, gjelda

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From 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 edit

  • IPA(key): /bɛˈtɑːla/
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Verb edit

betala (present betalar, preterite betalade, supine betalat, imperative betala)

  1. to pay; to give money in exchange for goods or services
    Jag betalar alldeles för hög ränta.
    My interest rate is way too high.
  2. (reflexive) to pay; to be profitable
  3. (colloquial) to pay; to be the subject of revenge

Conjugation edit

Synonyms edit

  • (to give money in exchange for goods or services): gälda (archaic, formal)
  • (to be profitable): löna sig

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