Pago il pedaggio con la carta bancomat.

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Breakdown of Pago il pedaggio con la carta bancomat.

• con: with
• la carta bancomat: the debit card
• pagare: to pay

Questions & Answers about Pago il pedaggio con la carta bancomat.

What person and tense is Pago?

Pago is the first-person singular present indicative of the verb pagare, so it literally means “I pay.”

Why is there no Io before Pago?

In Italian, subject pronouns like io (“I”) are usually omitted because the verb ending (-o) already shows who the subject is.

Why is the article il used before pedaggio?

Pedaggio (“toll”) is a masculine singular noun, so it takes the definite article il to mean “the toll.” If you wanted to say “a toll,” you could use un pedaggio.

Why doesn’t pagare need a preposition before il pedaggio?

Pagare is a transitive verb in Italian, which means it directly takes an object without any extra preposition: you pagare qualcosa (“pay something”).

Why is con used in con la carta bancomat?

Con means “with” and introduces the instrument or means by which you pay—in this case, la carta bancomat.