Adjektiv

bezahlbar

affordable, payable

Die Wohnung ist bezahlbar.

The flat is affordable.

Wir suchen eine bezahlbare Wohnung.

We are looking for an affordable flat.

predicative: to be + affordable (sth. is affordable) The food here is affordable.

attributive: affordable + noun (an affordable sth.) He found an affordable car.

Synonyms: erschwinglich, günstig, preiswert; Antonyms: teuer, unbezahlbar

From the verb 'bezahlen' (to pay) and the suffix '-bar' (equivalent to '-able').

Think of the suffix '-bar' as '-able' in English. So, 'bezahlbar' is literally 'pay-able' or affordable.

This page is designed for learning support. Please use it as a learning reference, not as a formal reference.