betalen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch betalen. Equivalent to be- +‎ talen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtaːlə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧ta‧len
  • Rhymes: -aːlən

Verb

betalen

  1. (transitive) to pay
    De Javasche Bank betaalt aan toonder vijf gulden.
    The Bank of Java pays to the bearer five gulden.
  2. (transitive) to pay for, suffer the consequences of
    Synonym: bekopen

Inflection

Inflection of betalen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive betalen
past singular betaalde
past participle betaald
infinitive betalen
gerund betalen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular betaal betaalde
2nd person sing. (jij) betaalt betaalde
2nd person sing. (u) betaalt betaalde
2nd person sing. (gij) betaalt betaalde
3rd person singular betaalt betaalde
plural betalen betaalden
subjunctive sing.1 betale betaalde
subjunctive plur.1 betalen betaalden
imperative sing. betaal
imperative plur.1 betaalt
participles betalend betaald
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: betaal
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: bital, bitali
  • Jersey Dutch: betâle
  • Negerhollands: betaal, betael
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: batta, battal
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