払う（はらう）
JLPT N3 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: to pay / brush off
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 払います | はらいます |
| te-form | 払って | はらって |
| ta-form (past) | 払った | はらった |
| nai-form (negative) | 払わない | はらわない |
| potential form | 払える | はらえる |
Example sentences
- レジで代金を払う。 — I pay for it at the cash register.
- 家賃を毎月払っている。 — I pay the rent every month.
Idioms & proverbs containing “払う”
- ツケを払う (つけをはらう) — to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to settle a deferred bill
- 御髭の塵を払う (おひげのちりをはらう) — to flatter a higher-up; to suck up to; to curry favour; to brush the dirt from a beard
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See it used in real works
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