betale

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ tale (“to speak”), from Middle Low German betalen, compare German bezahlen. A compound with the Germanic verb *talōną (“to tell; to count”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈtaːˀlə/, [b̥eˈtˢæˀlə], [b̥eˈtsʰɛˀl̩]

Verb

betale (past tense betalte, past participle betalt)

1. to pay (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Conjugation

Inflection of betale

	present	past
simple	betaler	betalte
perfect	har betalt	havde betalt
passive	betales	betaltes
participle	betalende	betalt
imperative	betal	—
infinitive	betale	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	betalen	—

Derived terms

• betaling

References

• “betale” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

betale

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of betalen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German betalen.

Verb

betale (imperative betal, present tense betaler, passive betales, simple past betalte, past participle betalt, present participle betalende)

1. to pay (give money in exchange for goods or services)

Derived terms

• avbetale
• betaler (noun)
• betaling
• forhåndsbetale
• nedbetale
• tilbakebetale
• ubetalt
• utbetale

References

• “betale” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

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

1. e-infinitive form of betala