No. 2,362 in Dutch
terugbetalen
To repay or reimburse.
In a sentence
Ik zal je morgen het geld terugbetalen.
I will pay you back the money tomorrow.
Here, 'terugbetalen' is used to indicate the action of returning or reimbursing money to someone.
Het is belangrijk om je schulden altijd op tijd terug te betalen.
It is important to always repay your debts on time.
In this sentence, 'terug te betalen' (the infinitive form of 'terugbetalen') is used in the context of fulfilling an obligation to repay debts.
Toen je me hielp, zei ik dat ik je ooit zal terugbetalen.
When you helped me, I said I would pay you back one day.
Here, 'terugbetalen' is used metaphorically to mean expressing gratitude or recompense for assistance.
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