zahlte

zahlte

"Zahlte" is the past tense of "zahlen," meaning "paid."

Here 'zahlte' is used to indicate that someone carried out the action of paying for something.

Er zahlte die Rechnung im Restaurant.

He paid the bill at the restaurant.

In this sentence, 'zahlte' is used in a habitual past context to describe a regular action.

Ich zahlte oft für meine jüngeren Geschwister, als ich in der Schule war.

I often paid for my younger siblings when I was in school.

'Zahlte' is used here to show a specific action of payment that happened in the past prior to another action.

Sie zahlte schon, bevor wir ankamen.

She had already paid before we arrived.