gezahlt

Gezahlt is the past participle of the German verb zahlen, which means to pay. In English, it is usually translated as paid. Like other German past participles, gezahlt is used with an auxiliary verb to form perfect tenses, for example: Ich habe gezahlt (I have paid) and Ich habe die Rechnung gezahlt (I have paid the bill).

In everyday language, the past participle zahl en is often paired with the verb bezahlen, another common way to express paying for something. Both gezahlt and bezahlt can appear in sentences about payment, depending on the verb chosen and the emphasis. For instance, Die Rechnung ist bezahlt (The bill has been paid) is a typical passive or stative construction, while Ich habe die Rechnung gezahlt directly states the act of paying.

Gezahlt can also function as a predicative participle in sentences that describe a completed action or a resulting state, such as Die Rechnung ist gezahlt in some contexts, though Die Rechnung ist bezahlt is more common for everyday usage. The word shares its root with Zahl, meaning number or amount, reflecting historical ties between counting and paying in German.

Etymologically, zahlen derives from Old High German and related Germanic roots connected to counting and paying, with gezahlt serving as its standard past participle form. The term remains a standard, neutral part of financial and transactional language in German.