pagar

to pay

to pay for

pagar(pah-gahr)

transitive verb

1. (to exchange money for)

a. to pay

Él está pagando la cuenta.

He is paying the bill.

b. to pay off (a debt)

Yo acabo de pagar mis deudas de la universidad.

I just paid off my college loans.

c. to repay (a debt)

Toma cinco años pagar el préstamo del carro.

It takes five years to repay the loan on the car.

2. (to buy)

a. to pay for

Mi primo me pagó el almuerzo.

My cousin paid for my lunch.

3. (to suffer the consequences of)

a. to pay

Me las pagarás por lo que me hiciste.

You're going to pay for what you did to me.

intransitive verb

4. (to make a payment)

a. to pay

Ya pagué yo.

I already paid.