мне заплатили

I was paid

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I was paid Literally, “they paid me.” Мне is the dative form meaning “to me,” and заплатили is the past-tense plural form often used with an unspecified “they.”

RU: Мне заплатили за эту работу вчера.

EN: I was paid for this work yesterday.

Я хочу, чтобы мне заплатили наличными.

I want to be paid in cash.

Мне заплатили меньше, чем я думал.

I was paid less than I thought.

Вы ведь мне заплатили.

You did pay me, after all.

— Таксист (2017)

Сколько вы мне заплатили?

How much did you pay me?

Я хочу, чтобы мне заплатили сегодня.

I want to get paid today.

Мне заплатили меньше, чем я ожидал.

I was paid less than I expected.