pagues

Pagues is a verb form found in Spanish and Portuguese. It is the second-person singular present subjunctive form of the verb pagar, which means to pay. The form is used in subordinate clauses that express desire, doubt, necessity, possibility, or emotion, typically after a verb or expression that triggers the subjunctive.

In Spanish, pagues corresponds to the tú subject in present subjunctive. Examples include phrases like Espero que pagues la factura (I hope that you pay the bill) and Dudo que pagues mañana (I doubt that you pay tomorrow). The form is part of a wider system of present-subjunctive endings that mark non-indicative mood in subordinate clauses.

In Portuguese, pagues is the informal second-person singular form used in the present subjunctive with the tu subject. It appears in sentences such as Quero que pagues a fatura (I want you to pay the bill). When using the formal você, the corresponding present subjunctive is pague (que você pague).

Etymology and cognates: pagar and its subjunctive forms descend from the Romance verb pagar, with parallel forms found in closely related languages. The specific form pagues appears in both Spanish and Portuguese as part of the shared pattern for the second-person singular present subjunctive, though its exact usage can vary with dialect and level of formality.

Overall, pagues is a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical entry, serving to express non-indicative meanings in second-person singular within Spanish and Portuguese sentences.