No. 1,264 in German
bezahlen
"Bezahlen" means "to pay."
In a sentence
Ich möchte die Rechnung bezahlen.
I would like to pay the bill.
In this sentence, 'bezahlen' is used to indicate the action of paying an amount owed, specifically a bill in this case.
Kannst du bitte für das Essen bezahlen?
Can you please pay for the food?
Here, 'bezahlen' expresses the act of settling a payment for food, referring to compensating financially for consumption.
Er hat vergessen, den Taxifahrer zu bezahlen.
He forgot to pay the taxi driver.
In this context, 'bezahlen' is used to denote payment rendered directly to a service provider for their service.
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