German Phrase
Ja, deine Rechnung ist schon bezahlt.
Meaning
The speaker confirms that the listener’s invoice has already been settled. It conveys a clear, positive answer to a question about payment status.
When to use
Use this sentence when you want to reassure a client, colleague, or friend that their bill has been taken care of – in emails, phone calls, or face‑to‑face conversations. It works in both informal and semi‑formal settings, provided you are on a du relationship.
✦Grammar Breakdown
JadeineRechnungistschonbezahlt
Ja
An affirmative particle meaning “yes”. It can stand alone or start a sentence.
deine
Possessive determiner “your” that must agree in gender, number, and case with the noun it modifies. Here it is feminine nominative singular.
Rechnung
A feminine noun meaning “invoice” or “bill”. In this sentence it is the subject, so it appears in the nominative case.
ist
Third‑person singular of the verb sein. In combination with a past participle it expresses a state (resultative perfect).
schon
Adverb meaning “already”. It is placed directly before the past participle to stress that the action is completed.
bezahlt
Past participle of bezahlen (“to pay”). With sein it forms a stative construction: ist bezahlt = “is paid”.
🗨In Conversation
Ist meine Rechnung schon bezahlt?
Is my invoice already paid?
Ja, deine Rechnung ist schon bezahlt.
Yes, your invoice has already been paid.
✕Common Mistakes
Ja, dein Rechnung ist schon bezahlt.
The possessive must match the feminine noun Rechnung, so it has to be deine.
Ja, deine Rechnung hat schon bezahlt.
‘Rechnung’ cannot be the subject of haben in this context; the correct verb is sein to express a state.
Ja, deine Rechnung ist bezahlt schon.
Placing schon after the participle sounds unnatural; it should precede the participle.
↔Alternatives
Ja, die Rechnung ist bezahlt.
Yes, the invoice is paid.
Ja, wir haben deine Rechnung bereits beglichen.
Yes, we have already settled your invoice.
Ja, das Geld ist bereits eingegangen.
Yes, the money has already arrived.
Cultural Tip
In German business correspondence it is common to use the formal Sie and Ihre when you are not on a du relationship. The version with deine is perfectly fine for small‑scale or friendly transactions, but in a formal email you would say „Ja, Ihre Rechnung ist schon bezahlt.“ Also, confirming payment promptly is seen as a sign of reliability.