دفع

هل دفعت فاتورة الكهرباء هذا الشهر؟

Did you pay the electricity bill this month?

يجب أن ندفع الإيجار قبل نهاية الأسبوع.

We must pay the rent before the end of the week.

كم دفعت ثمن هذا الكتاب؟

How much did you pay for this book?

يمكنك الدفع نقدًا أو بالبطاقة الائتمانية.

You can pay with cash or credit card.

دفعت الشركة رواتب الموظفين في الموعد المحدد.

The company paid employees' salaries on time.

لقد دفع أبي ثمن دراستي الجامعية.

My father paid for my university studies.

سأدفع لك ثمن تذكرة الطائرة.

I will pay you for the plane ticket.

هل دفعت كل ديونك؟

Have you paid all your debts?

دَفَعَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ مَبَالِغَ طَائِلَةً لِتَعْوِيضِ الْمُتَضَرِّرِينَ مِنْ سُوءِ مُنْتَجِهَا.

The company paid huge sums to compensate those affected by its poor product.

Here, 'دَفَعَتْ' (dafa'at) is the past tense third-person feminine singular form of the verb دفع (to pay). 'مَبَالِغَ طَائِلَةً' (mabaaligha ṭaa'ilah) means 'huge sums' and is the object of the verb. The preposition 'لِـ' (li-) introduces the reason for paying.

يَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا دَفْعُ فُوَاتِيرِ الْكَهْرَبَاءِ وَالْمِيَاهِ فِي مَوْعِدِهَا لِتَجَنُّبِ انْقِطَاعِ الْخِدْمَةِ.

We must pay electricity and water bills on time to avoid service interruption.

Here, 'دَفْعُ' (daf'u) is the verbal noun (مصدر) of the verb دفع, acting as the subject of the sentence after 'يَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا' (yajibu 'alainaa - it is incumbent upon us). 'فُوَاتِيرِ الْكَهْرَبَاءِ وَالْمِيَاهِ' (fuwaatiir al-kahrabaa' wa al-miyaah) means 'electricity and water bills'.

قَرَّرَتِ الْحُكُومَةُ دَفْعَ مُسْتَحَقَّاتِ الْمُوَظَّفِينَ الْمُتَقَاعِدِينَ قَبْلَ نِهَايَةِ الشَّهْرِ.

The government decided to pay the dues of retired employees before the end of the month.

'دَفْعَ' (daf'a) is again the verbal noun, acting as the object of the verb 'قَرَّرَتْ' (qarrarat - decided). 'مُسْتَحَقَّاتِ الْمُوَظَّفِينَ الْمُتَقَاعِدِينَ' (mustaḥaqqaat al-muwaẓẓafīn al-mutaqaa'idīn) means 'the dues of retired employees'.

هَلْ قُمْتَ بِدَفْعِ الإِيجَارِ لِهَذَا الشَّهْرِ أَمْ مَا زِلْتَ مُتَأَخِّرًا؟

Have you paid this month's rent, or are you still late?

'بِدَفْعِ' (bida'fi) uses the verbal noun with the preposition 'بِـ' (bi-) to mean 'by paying' or 'with paying'. 'الإِيجَارِ' (al-iijaar) means 'the rent'. 'مُتَأَخِّرًا' (muta'akhkhiran) means 'late'.

تَرْفُضُ بَعْضُ الشَّرِكَاتِ دَفْعَ الضَّرَائِبِ، مِمَّا يُعَرِّضُهَا لِلْعُقُوبَاتِ الْقَانُونِيَّةِ.

Some companies refuse to pay taxes, which exposes them to legal penalties.

'تَرْفُضُ' (tarfuḍu - refuses) is followed by the verbal noun 'دَفْعَ' (daf'a) as its object. 'الضَّرَائِبِ' (al-ḍaraa'ib) means 'taxes'. 'يُعَرِّضُهَا لِلْعُقُوبَاتِ الْقَانُونِيَّةِ' (yu'arriḍuhā lil-'uqoobaat al-qaanooniyyah) means 'exposes them to legal penalties'.

لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ دَفْعَ هَذَا الْمَبْلَغِ الْكَبِيرِ بِشَكْلٍ فَوْرِيٍّ.

I cannot pay this large amount immediately.

'لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ' (laa astaṭee'u - I cannot) is followed by the verbal noun 'دَفْعَ' (daf'a). 'الْمَبْلَغِ الْكَبِيرِ' (al-mablagh al-kabeer) means 'the large amount'. 'بِشَكْلٍ فَوْرِيٍّ' (bishaklin fawriyyin) means 'immediately' or 'in an immediate way'.

يُفَضِّلُ الْكَثِيرُونَ دَفْعَ ثَمَنِ الْمُشْتَرَيَاتِ بِبِطَاقَةِ الِائْتِمَانِ.

Many prefer to pay for purchases with a credit card.

'يُفَضِّلُ الْكَثِيرُونَ' (yufaḍḍilu al-katheeruun - many prefer) is followed by the verbal noun 'دَفْعَ' (daf'a). 'ثَمَنِ الْمُشْتَرَيَاتِ' (thaman al-mushtarayāt) means 'the price of purchases'. 'بِبِطَاقَةِ الِائْتِمَانِ' (babiṭaaqat al-i'timaan) means 'with a credit card'.

طَلَبَ مِنْهَا دَفْعَ غَرَامَةٍ مَالِيَّةٍ لِتَجَاوُزِهَا الْسُّرْعَةَ الْمُقَرَّرَةَ.

He asked her to pay a fine for exceeding the speed limit.

'طَلَبَ مِنْهَا' (ṭalaba minhā - he asked her) is followed by the verbal noun 'دَفْعَ' (daf'a). 'غَرَامَةٍ مَالِيَّةٍ' (gharaamah maaliyyah) means 'a financial fine'. 'لِتَجَاوُزِهَا' (litaajaawoozihā) means 'for her exceeding'.