pagarle

to pay him, to pay her, to pay you

→ pagar
pagar to pay + le Indirect object pronoun: to him, her, or you
verb Uncommon #21,138
to pay him, to pay her, to pay you The ending -le refers to one person; the context determines who.
SP: Voy a pagarle mañana.
EN: I'm going to pay him tomorrow.
Conjugation of pagar
SingularPlural
Second pagarte —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First pago pagamos
Second pagas —
Third paga pagan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First pago pagamos
Second pagas —
Third paga pagan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second paga —
Third pague paguen
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First pagué pagamos
Second pagaste —
Third pagó pagaron
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First pagaré pagaremos
Second pagarás —
Third pagará pagarán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First pagaré pagaremos
Second pagarás —
Third pagará pagarán
Present
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pagaba —
Third pagaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First pagaba —
Third pagaba —
Conditional
SingularPlural
First pagaría —
Second pagarías —
Third pagaría pagarían
Past
SingularPlural
Third — pagaran
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Second pagues —

Me gustaría pagarle por los daños.

I would like to pay him/her for the damages.

— Un Taxista (2017)

Si no hay comprador, no hay dinero para pagarle a nadie.

If there's no buyer, there's no money to pay anyone.

¿Puede pagarle en efectivo?

Can you pay him in cash?

— Los excéntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

Como no podía pagarle, le dio otros seis.

Since he couldn't pay him, he gave him six more.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Si no me pagan, no puedo pagarle a Majestad.

If I don't get paid, I can't pay Your Majesty.

— Carandiru (2003)

No tengo estándares de Loricum para pagarle.

I don’t have Loricum standards to pay you.

Teníamos que haber arreglado un acuerdo con el conductor y pagarle.

We should have made a deal with the driver and paid him.

— Астенический синдром (1989)

Es a ella a quien hay que ir a pagarle.

She’s the one you have to go and pay.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

Tendría que pagarle por eso; era más de lo que se esperaba que hiciera.

I should pay him for that; it was more than he was expected to do.

No puedo pagarle ahora.

I can't pay you now.

— Malena (2000)

Es el precio que debo pagarle a la sociedad.

It’s the price I have to pay society.

— El conformista (1971)

No tienes que pagarle a ella.

You don't have to pay her.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Tendríamos que pagarle por eso.

We would have to pay him for that.

— Anatomía de una Caída (2023)

Si Yanni acaba en la cárcel, Skura estará ahí para pagarle la fianza.

If Yanni ends up in jail, Skura will be there to pay his bail.

Le ofrecí pagarle parte con pescado para su mesa.

I offered to pay him part of it in fish for his table.

¿Cuánto vas a pagarle?

How much are you going to pay him?

— Pecadores (2025)

¿Y quién va a pagarle a los policías?

And who's going to pay the police?

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Basta pagarle a los tipos y ellos se van, hermano.

You just have to pay the guys and they'll leave, man.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Vine a pagarle la renta.

I came to pay his rent.

— El Maquinista (2004)