zurückzahlen

/tsuˈʁʏkˌtsaːlən/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
zahlt zurück
past
zahlte zurück
perfect
hat zurückgezahlt

Meaning

  1. to pay back

    Built from zurück (back) + zahlen (to pay).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • zurück back
  • zahlen to pay

Similar words

auszahlen

zurückzahlen is about paying back a debt; auszahlen is about paying out, like a payout or disbursement.

Practice

1 What does zurückzahlen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich zahle dir das Geld morgen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zurückzahlen?

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