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払ってくれた

paid for me

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paid for me くれた adds the sense that someone did this as a favor for the speaker or someone in their in-group.
JA: 友達がチケット代を払ってくれた。
EN: My friend paid for the tickets for me.

教授がみんなの勘定を払ってくれた。

The professor paid for everyone's meal.

彼は即金で払ってくれた。

He paid me in cash right away.