German Phrase
Das beweist, dass du die nötigen Beträge bezahlt hast.
Meaning
‘That proves that you have paid the required amounts.’ The sentence confirms that a payment has been made and that the amounts meet the expected or stipulated sum.
When to use
Use this phrase after you have verified a payment—e.g., in business emails, when confirming receipt of an invoice, or in informal conversation when someone shows proof of payment. It works well in both formal and semi‑formal contexts.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Dasbeweist,dassdudienötigenBeträgebezahlthast.
Verb conjugation – beweist
‘beweisen’ is a regular verb; in the present tense for ‘das’ (neuter) it takes the 3rd person singular form ‘beweist’.
Subordinate clause with ‘dass’
The word ‘dass’ introduces a subordinate clause, which pushes the finite verb ‘hast’ to the end of that clause.
Adjective declension – nötigen
‘nötig’ is an adjective that takes the weak ending ‘-en’ because it follows the definite article ‘die’ and modifies a plural noun.
Plural noun – Beträge
‘Betrag’ (amount) becomes ‘Beträge’ in the plural; the article ‘die’ signals the plural form.
Perfect tense – bezahlt hast
The perfect is formed with the past participle ‘bezahlt’ and the auxiliary ‘haben’; in a subordinate clause the auxiliary moves to the end.
🗨In Conversation
Ich habe die Rechnung von letzter Woche überwiesen.
I transferred the invoice from last week.
Das beweist, dass du die nötigen Beträge bezahlt hast.
That proves that you have paid the required amounts.
✕Common Mistakes
Das beweist du, dass du die nötigen Beträge bezahlt hast.
In a main clause the verb must stay in second position; ‘beweist du’ would be a question or a split verb construction, not correct here.
die nötige Beträge
‘Beträge’ is plural, so the adjective must take the weak plural ending ‘-en’.
dass du die nötigen Beträge bezahlt hast du
In a subordinate clause introduced by ‘dass’, the finite verb goes to the end.
↔Alternatives
Das zeigt, dass du die erforderlichen Beträge bezahlt hast.
That shows that you have paid the required amounts.
Damit ist bewiesen, dass du die richtigen Summen überwiesen hast.
This proves that you have transferred the correct sums.
Damit hast du die notwendigen Zahlungen geleistet.
With this, you have made the necessary payments.
Cultural Tip
In German business communication, precision matters. Using ‘nötig’ or ‘erforderlich’ signals that the amounts are not just any payment but the exact sums stipulated in a contract or invoice. Avoid overly casual language in formal emails; a short, clear sentence like this one is preferred.