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pagare

to pay

verb pah-GAH-reh Common

Usage Note

Pagare takes avere as its auxiliary in compound tenses: ho pagato. When it means 'to treat someone', it takes an indirect object: ti pago un caffè ('I'll buy you a coffee'). Note that pagare governs a direct object for the amount: pago dieci euro, not pago per dieci euro.

Examples

"Devo pagare il conto adesso."

Natural Translation

I have to pay the bill now.

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