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How to Say ‘You don't pay anymore’ in Portuguese

Já não paga

zhah NOWN PAH-gah

[zhah NOWN PAH-gah]

💬 Usage Tip: já não means "no longer" or "not anymore", even though já alone means "already". Another example: já não há "there's none left".

Phrase Breakdown

Já

[zhah]

(with não) no longer

With 'não', it means no longer or then not.

Example

Já não chove.

It's no longer raining.

não

[NOWN]

not

Used to negate the meaning of a word or group of words.

Example

Não quero comer agora.

I don't want to eat now.

paga

[PAH-gah]

pays / is paid

Form of 'pagar' (to pay).

Example

Paga-se à entrada.

You pay at the entrance.

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