Breakdown of No quiero usar dinero prestado para pagar la multa.
yo
I
usar
to use
querer
to want
el dinero
the money
para
in order to
no
not
pagar
to pay
la multa
the fine
prestado
borrowed
Questions & Answers about No quiero usar dinero prestado para pagar la multa.
Why is it No quiero usar and not No quiero a usar?
Is the no placed correctly? Could it go somewhere else?
What’s the difference between dinero prestado and dinero prestado (por alguien)—is someone missing?
Dinero prestado means borrowed money and doesn’t require you to say who lent it.
If you want to add the lender, you can:
- dinero prestado por mi hermano = money borrowed from my brother (literally, “lent by my brother”)
- dinero prestado de mi hermano can be heard in some places, but por is often clearer for “lent by.”
Why is prestado masculine singular? What if the noun changes?
Could you say No quiero pedir dinero prestado... instead?
Why is it para pagar and not por pagar?
Could I replace para with a (like a pagar)?
Why does Spanish use la multa? When would it be una multa?
Is multa the most common word in Latin America? What about ticket or infracción?
Multa is widely understood and standard for “fine.”
Depending on country and context, you may also hear:
- infracción = the infraction/violation (sometimes used for the citation itself)
- comparendo (e.g., Colombia) = ticket/citation
- boleta (some countries) = ticket
But pagar la multa is broadly safe across Latin America.
Can I drop usar and say No quiero dinero prestado...?
What’s the difference between pagar and pagarse here?
Here you want pagar because you are paying something: pagar la multa.
Pagarse is reflexive and is used differently, for example:
- Se paga con tarjeta = It’s paid with a card / You pay with a card (general statement)
- La multa se paga en el banco = The fine is paid at the bank (passive/impersonal)
But your sentence is a personal statement, so pagar fits.
How would I emphasize “I really don’t want to” in this sentence?
Common options:
- No quiero usar dinero prestado para pagar la multa. (neutral)
- No quiero usar dinero prestado ni para pagar la multa. (not even to pay the fine)
- De verdad / En serio no quiero usar dinero prestado... (I really/seriously don’t want to...)
- No quiero para nada usar dinero prestado... (not at all)
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