No. 1,055 in Dutch
betaalt
"Betaalt" means "pays" in English.
In a sentence
Hij betaalt voor de boodschappen.
He pays for the groceries.
Here, 'betaalt' indicates the subject 'hij' performing the action of paying for items purchased.
Het bedrijf betaalt elke maand de salarissen.
The company pays the salaries every month.
In this sentence, 'betaalt' reflects the action of the company (het bedrijf) regularly fulfilling its obligation to provide payments.
Wie betaalt de rekening in dit restaurant?
Who pays the bill in this restaurant?
Here, 'betaalt' is used in a question asking about the responsible party for handling the payment for the dining.
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