bayad

1 Part of speech, core meaning, sentence position, and example sentences

Part of speech
- Verb (root): bayad — “to pay, settle a bill or fare”
- Common noun: bayad — “payment, fare, fee”
Typical predicate order
The conjugated verb begins the predicate and any short actor pronoun follows it: Mo-bayad ko ug kuwarta karon.
I will pay money now.
Example sentences (each with English translation and full parts-of-speech breakdown)
- Mo-bayad ko ug renta kada buwan. — I pay rent every month.
  - Mo-bayad – Verb, actor focus, future/habitual aspect
  - ko – Personal pronoun, first-person singular clitic (actor)
  - ug – Object-marker particle
  - renta – Common noun (patient, indefinite)
  - kada buwan – Adverbial phrase “every month”
- Nag-bayad sila sa bayranan sa kuryente karon. — They are paying the electric bill now.
  - Nag-bayad – Verb, actor focus, progressive aspect
  - sila – Personal pronoun, third-person plural (actor)
  - sa – Object-marker particle (definite)
  - bayranan sa kuryente – Noun phrase (patient, definite)
  - karon – Adverb of time “now”
- Gi-bayad ni Ana ang plete sa drayber gahapon. — The fare was paid by Ana to the driver yesterday.
  - Gi-bayad – Verb, patient focus, past aspect
  - ni – Genitive marker for personal names
  - Ana – Proper noun (actor)
  - ang – Subject-marker particle
  - plete – Common noun (patient)
  - sa – Dative/locative marker
  - drayber – Common noun (beneficiary)
  - gahapon – Adverb “yesterday”

2 Principal verb derivations

Form	Focus & aspect	Standard translation	Example sentence
mag-bayad	Actor focus, habitual / future	“habitually pay”	Mag-bayad sila ug tuition kada semestre. — They pay tuition each semester.
mo-bayad	Actor focus, non-past / imperative	“will pay; pay!”	Mo-bayad ta sa bill karon. — Let’s pay the bill now.
nag-bayad	Actor focus, progressive / recent past	“is / was paying”	Nag-bayad siya sa cashier. — She is paying at the cashier.
mi-bayad / ni-bayad	Actor focus, completed past	“paid”	Ni-bayad ko ug multa kagahapon. — I paid a fine yesterday.
gi-bayad	Patient focus, completed past	“was paid (by …)”	Gi-bayad sa kompanya ang bonus. — The bonus was paid by the company.
bayaron (-on)	Patient focus, future / imperative	“to be paid / pay it”	Bayaron nato ang utang sunod semana. — We will pay the debt next week.
bayaran (-an)	Locative / beneficiary focus	“to pay to / pay for”	Bayari siya sa hustong kantidad. — Pay him the correct amount.

3 Common phrases

bayad ug renta — pay rent
bayad sa plete — pay the fare
mag-bayad og tax — pay taxes
gi-bayad sa bangko — paid by the bank
bayaron ang utang — settle the debt

4 Detailed usage notes

Actor focus in daily speech — Forms like mo-bayad and nag-bayad dominate ordinary conversations when the payer is central.
Object markers — Use ug / og before indefinite amounts (bayad og kuwarta), sa before definite fees (bayad sa tuition).
Beneficiary focus (-an) — bayaran / bayari emphasises the person you pay: bayari ko palihog — “please pay me.”
Noun sense — As a noun, bayad means any sort of payment or fare: pila ang bayad? — “How much is the fare?”
Reduplication — bayad-bayad can imply paying little by little or making partial payments.

5 Common mistakes and things to look out for

Mistake	Issue	Correct form
Mo-bayad ako ug ticket.	Actor clitic misplaced.	Mo-bayad ko ug ticket.
Gi-bayad ko ang bill.	With gi-, the actor must be in a genitive phrase (ni / sa).	Gi-bayad ni ko ang bill.
Bayaron ta siya!	Imperative needs beneficiary suffix for addressee focus.	Bayari siya!

6 Short everyday conversations

A: Asa ka mo-bayad sa tubig? — Where will you pay the water bill?
B: Bayaron nako online para dali. — I’ll pay it online for convenience.
A: Nag-bayad ba sila og entrance fee? — Are they paying an entrance fee?
B: Oo, singko pesos ra. — Yes, only five pesos.
A: Bayari ko palihog sa kana nga libro. — Please pay me for that book.
B: Sige, mo-bayad ko karon dayon. — Sure, I’ll pay right away.
A: Nganong wala ka ni-bayad sa plete? — Why didn’t you pay the fare?
B: Wala koy sinsilyo, mag-bayad ko pag-uli. — I had no change; I’ll pay when I return.
A: Mag-bayad ta ug down payment karong semana? — Shall we pay a down payment this week?
B: Sige, bayaron nato ug Biyernes. — Okay, let’s pay it on Friday.

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