/paˈɣaɾ/
Translation
to pay
Word origin
From Latin pacare ('to pacify, to appease'), from pax ('peace'), the sense shifting to 'to satisfy a creditor'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pacare
- English cognates
- pacify, appease
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | pago | pagé | pagaba | pagaré | pagaría |
| tú | pagas | pagaste | pagabas | pagarás | pagarías |
| él/ella/ud. | paga | pagó | pagaba | pagará | pagaría |
| nos. | pagamos | pagamos | pagábamos | pagaremos | pagaríamos |
| vos. | pagáis | pagasteis | pagabais | pagaréis | pagaríais |
| ellos/uds. | pagan | pagaron | pagaban | pagarán | pagarían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | page | pagara | pagase |
| tú | pages | pagaras | pagases |
| él/ella/ud. | page | pagara | pagase |
| nos. | pagemos | pagáramos | pagásemos |
| vos. | pagéis | pagarais | pagaseis |
| ellos/uds. | pagen | pagaran | pagasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | paga |
| ud. | page |
| nosotros | pagemos |
| vosotros | pagad |
| uds. | pagen |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- pagando
- Past participle
- pagado
Examples
alquiler .
I have to pay the rent before the first day of the month.
?
Who is going to pay the bill tonight?
pague retraso.
I paid him all the money without further delay.
efectivo.
I would rather pay by card than in cash.
.
They paid dearly for their mistake in that meeting.
Used in
Stories
(5)Grammar articles
(7)Spanish Collocations: tomar una decisión, hacer una pregunta, cometer un error
Conjugating Spanish -ar Verbs in the Present Tense
Spanish Formal Commands: usted and ustedes
Spanish Impersonal Verbs: hay, hace, se habla and the No-Subject Constructions
Spanish Prefixes: des-, re-, in-, pre- (deshacer, imposible, rehacer)
Advanced Spanish Relative Pronouns: el que, el cual, lo cual and cuyo
Verbs with Prepositions in Spanish (Regimen Preposicional): the Fixed Verb + Preposition Pairs
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