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How to Say "suffer for" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “suffer for” is “pague” — B1 level.

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verbB1
figurative context
A small figure struggling slightly while carrying a disproportionately large, heavy gray boulder on their back, symbolizing consequences.

Examples

No creo que él pague por todos sus errores.

I don't believe that he pays (or will pay) for all his mistakes.

Ojalá que yo no pague las consecuencias de su mala decisión.

I hope I don't pay the consequences of his bad decision.

Figurative Subjunctive

This meaning almost always uses the subjunctive ('pague') because it often involves doubt, wishes, or uncertainty about whether justice or consequence will actually happen.

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