支払います（しはらいます、shiharaimasu）
- to pay

The Japanese word 支払います 支払います means "to pay," "to make a payment," or "to settle an account." It refers to the act of giving money or something of value in exchange for goods, services, or to fulfill an obligation. The meaning implies the completion of a financial transaction. The verb is in the polite form, showing respect.

⚫︎授業料を支払います。 Translation: I will pay the tuition fee. ⚫︎今月の電気代を支払います。 Translation: I will pay this month's electricity bill. ⚫︎カードで支払いますか、現金で支払いますか？ Translation: Will you pay with a card or cash?

⚫︎支払います 支払います is used in formal and polite situations. It is appropriate when speaking to superiors, customers, or in more formal settings. ⚫︎It's used when you are making the payment yourself, or when describing someone else making a payment. ⚫︎When asking someone if they will pay, you can use the more polite form of the verb, which is 支払います 支払います or お支払いになりますか (o-shiharai ni narimasu ka?).

⚫︎The word is typically written as 支払います 支払います. ⚫︎The kanji is 支払い, and the full form is 支払います 支払います. ⚫︎The verb stem is 支払い, to which the polite verb ending ます (masu) is added to create the present/future polite form. ⚫︎Variations in okurigana (the suffix hiragana) are not applicable in this case.

⚫︎払います (haraimasu) - to pay (more casual than 支払います 支払います). ⚫︎お支払いします (o-shiharai shimasu) - to pay (polite form, used for self-reference). ⚫︎精算します (seisan shimasu) - to settle an account/balance (often used for specific financial calculations)

⚫︎受け取ります (uketorimasu) - to receive, to accept (in the context of receiving money). ⚫︎もらいます (moraimasu) - to receive (more casual).

レストランで食事の後、クレジットカードで支払います。 ・Translation: After eating at the restaurant, I will pay with a credit card. ・Explanation: This sentence demonstrates 支払います 支払います being used to describe the act of paying with a credit card after a meal.

彼は来月、家賃を支払います。 ・Translation: He will pay the rent next month. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates 支払います 支払います being used to describe someone else's payment of rent.

⚫︎The word 支払います 支払います is composed of the verb stem 支払 (shihara - which means "to pay") and the polite verb ending ます (masu). ⚫︎The kanji 支 (shi) means "to support" or "to hold," and 払 (harai) means "to pay" or "to sweep away." ⚫︎The etymology suggests the meaning of supporting or handling the cost or obligation to sweep away the debt.