No. 8,535 in Swedish
betalde
"Paid."
In a sentence
Jag betalde fakturan förra veckan.
I paid the invoice last week.
The word 'betalde' here is used in the simple past tense to indicate that the action of paying occurred at a specific point in the past (last week)
Han betalde för biljetterna innan konserten.
He paid for the tickets before the concert.
In this example, 'betalde' is also in the simple past tense, representing a completed action that took place before another past event (the concert).
Vi betalde en del av kostnaden i förväg.
We paid part of the cost beforehand.
The usage of 'betalde' in this sentence demonstrates a payment action done previously, emphasizing the timing (beforehand) and context of the action.
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