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gezahlt

paid

Bedeutet, dass jemand Geld gegeben hat, um etwas zu bekommen oder eine Rechnung zu beenden.

Definition & meaning

The word gezahlt is the past participle (Partizip II) of the German verb zahlen. It means "paid" in English. It describes the state or action of having settled a debt, bill, or price by providing the required amount of money.

It is primarily used in the present perfect tense (Perfekt) or past perfect tense (Plusquamperfekt) to indicate completed actions, for example: "Ich habe bereits gezahlt" (I have already paid). It can also function as an adjective in specific contexts to describe something that has been settled.

Grammar & Word origin

Gezahlt follows the regular conjugation pattern for weak verbs in German. It is formed by adding the prefix ge- and the suffix -t to the verb stem zahl.

The root verb zahlen comes from the Old High German zalōn, which originally meant "to count". This reflects the historical process of counting out coins to complete a transaction. It is closely related to the noun Zahl, which means "number". While gezahlt and bezahlt are often used interchangeably, zahlen (and thus gezahlt) focuses more on the act of giving money, whereas bezahlen (and bezahlt) often emphasizes the object or person being paid.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • Synonyms:

    • bezahlt: The most common synonym used for paying for goods or services.
    • beglichen: Specifically used when a debt, an account, or an invoice has been settled.
    • entrichtet: A formal term often used in legal or administrative contexts, such as paying a fee (Gebühr) or tax.
    • verauslagt: Used when money has been paid in advance or on behalf of someone else.

  • Antonyms:

    • unbezahlt: Something that has not been paid yet.
    • offen: Used to describe a bill or amount that is still "open" or outstanding.
    • ausstehend: Referring to a payment that is due but has not yet been received or made.
    • geschuldet: Owed; indicating that the payment is still a debt.

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Examples

Die Rechnung ist bereits gezahlt.adjective

The bill has already been paid.

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