No. 1,753 in Swedish
betalas
"Betalas" means "to be paid" in English.
In a sentence
Räkningen betalas av kunden.
The bill is paid by the customer.
In this sentence, 'betalas' is used in the passive voice to indicate that the bill is being paid by someone (the customer).
Lönen betalas ut på fredag.
The salary is paid out on Friday.
Here, 'betalas' conveys that the act of paying out the salary is performed, indicating a scheduled action in the present passive form.
Kostnaden betalas via kortöverföring.
The expense is paid via card transfer.
In this case, 'betalas' is used to specify the method through which the payment is conducted in a passive construction.
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