betala

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

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

1. Alternative form of betale

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish betala, bitala, bittala, from Middle Low German betalen, equivalent to be- +‎ tala. Cognate with Danish betale, Norwegian Bokmål betale, Norwegian Nynorsk betala, betale, Dutch betalen, West Frisian betelje, German bezahlen, Low German betahlen and English betall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛˈtɑːla/

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Verb

betala

1. to pay; to give money in exchange for goods or services
2. (reflexive) to pay; to be profitable
3. (colloquial) to pay; to be the subject of revenge

Conjugation

Conjugation 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
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• betalan
• betalare
• betalning