French Phrase
La transaction est passée ?
Meaning
This question asks whether a financial or digital transaction has been successfully completed. It can refer to a bank transfer, an online purchase, a payment in a restaurant, or any other exchange of money that needs confirmation.
When to use
Use it right after you’ve initiated a payment, sent money, or placed an order online and you need to verify that the system has recorded it. It’s also handy in a customer‑service call when you want to confirm that the client’s payment went through.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Latransactionestpassée?
Definite article (La)
‘La’ is the feminine singular definite article, used because ‘transaction’ is a feminine noun.
Noun gender (transaction)
‘Transaction’ is a feminine noun, so any adjectives or past participles that modify it must agree in gender.
Verb être (est)
‘Est’ is the third‑person singular present of ‘être’, used here as an auxiliary for the passé composé.
Past participle agreement (passée)
In the passé composé with ‘être’, the past participle agrees with the subject. Because ‘transaction’ is feminine, we add an ‘e’ → ‘passée’.
Question intonation
The sentence is a statement with rising intonation, not an inversion. It’s a common, informal way to ask a yes/no question in spoken French.
🗨In Conversation
La transaction est passée ?
Has the transaction gone through?
Oui, elle a été confirmée à 14h32.
Yes, it was confirmed at 2:32 PM.
✕Common Mistakes
La transaction est passé ?
The past participle must agree with the feminine noun ‘transaction’, so it should be ‘passée’.
Est passé la transaction ?
Using ‘est passé’ sounds like a statement about a masculine subject; for a question you need the rising intonation or inversion.
La transaction a passé ?
When ‘être’ is the auxiliary for ‘passer’ in the sense of ‘to go through’, you must use ‘est passée’, not ‘a passé’.
↔Alternatives
Le paiement a-t-il été effectué ?
Has the payment been made?
Est‑ce que la transaction a bien été validée ?
Did the transaction get validated?
Le virement est‑il passé ?
Did the transfer go through?
Cultural Tip
In French business communication, it’s polite to ask for confirmation before assuming a payment succeeded. Using the formal ‘Est‑ce que… ?’ or the inverted form ‘La transaction est‑elle passée ?’ sounds more formal, while the simple rising‑intonation version is common in everyday conversation and customer‑service chats.