Inklingo

pagarme

pah-GAR-meh/paˈɣarme/

pagarme means to pay me in Spanish (giving money for work or a debt).

to pay me

Also: to repay me
VerbA1regular with spelling changes ar
A person handing a stack of colorful bills to another person's open hand.
gerundpagándome
past Participlepagado
infinitivepagar

📝 In Action

Él tiene que pagarme hoy.

A1

He has to pay me today.

¿Cuándo vas a pagarme el dinero?

A1

When are you going to pay me the money?

Gracias por pagarme tan rápido.

A2

Thanks for paying me so quickly.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • abonarme (to credit me / to pay me)

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • pagarme en efectivoto pay me in cash
  • pagarme a plazosto pay me in installments

Idioms & Expressions

  • pagarme con la misma monedato treat me the same way I treated them (usually negatively)

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesme pagaran
yome pagara
me pagaras
vosotrosme pagarais
nosotrosme pagáramos
él/ella/ustedme pagara

present

ellos/ellas/ustedesme paguen
yome pague
me pagues
vosotrosme paguéis
nosotrosme paguemos
él/ella/ustedme pague

indicative

preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesme pagaron
yome pagué
me pagaste
vosotrosme pagasteis
nosotrosme pagamos
él/ella/ustedme pagó

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesme pagaban
yome pagaba
me pagabas
vosotrosme pagabais
nosotrosme pagábamos
él/ella/ustedme pagaba

present

ellos/ellas/ustedesme pagan
yome pago
me pagas
vosotrosme pagáis
nosotrosme pagamos
él/ella/ustedme paga

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: pagarme

Question 1 of 1

Which of these means 'You need to pay me'?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family
pago(payment)Noun
pagador(payer)Noun
🎵 Rhymes
📚 Etymology

A combination of the verb 'pagar' (from Latin 'pacare', meaning to make peace/satisfy a creditor) and the pronoun 'me' (me).

First recorded: 12th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: payment

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is 'me' at the end of the word?

In Spanish, when a verb is in its dictionary form (ending in -ar, -er, or -ir), small words like 'me' (me), 'te' (you), or 'lo' (it) are attached directly to the end.

Can I say 'me pagar'?

Not usually. 'Me' only goes before the verb if the verb is conjugated (like 'me pagas'). If it's the base form, it must be 'pagarme'.