Polyglot Dictionary

zahlen

/ˈtsaːlən/

verb A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
zahlt
past
zahlte
perfect
hat gezahlt

Meaning

  1. to pay

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abzahlen

Abzahlen is paying off a debt gradually, in installments; zahlen is the general word for paying — a bill, a check.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

pagar

pagar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to pay."

Practice

1 What does zahlen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Können wir bitte ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zahlen?

See also

verb

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