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"Paid" is a form of "paid", an adjective which is often translated as "pagado". "Payed" is a form of "pay", a transitive verb which is often translated as "pagar". Learn more about the difference between "paid" and "payed" below.
paid(
peyd
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (with pay)
a. remunerado
Volunteering is good, but you have to find paid employment.Trabajar de voluntario está bien, pero debes encontrar un empleo remunerado.
b. asalariado
We have 11 paid employees in our business.Tenemos 11 empleados asalariados en nuestro negocio.
pay(
pey
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to bestow)
a. prestar (attention)
If you don't pay attention in class, you won't do well on the exam.Si no prestas atención en clase, el examen no te irá bien.
b. presentar (respects)
Before the event, we will pay our respects to the hosts.Antes del evento, presentaremos nuestros respetos a los anfitriones.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la paga (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They didn't offer him good pay so he respectfully declined.La paga que le ofrecieron no era buena, así que respetuosamente rechazó la oferta.
c. el salario (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
What is a teacher's average pay?¿Cuál es el salario medio de un profesor?
