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Spanish Phrase

¿Confirmaste la reserva?

/kon.fiɾˈmas.te la reˈβer.sa/
Meaning"Did you confirm the reservation?"
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Meaning

This question asks whether the listener has already confirmed a reservation—whether for a hotel room, restaurant table, flight, or any other booked service. It implies that the reservation was made earlier and now needs verification.

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When to use

Use it after you or someone else has made a booking and you need to be sure the reservation is secured. It’s common in travel, hospitality, and business contexts, especially when coordinating with a colleague or a service provider.

✦Grammar Breakdown

Confirmastelareserva

1

Preterite of confirmar

‘Confirmaste’ is the second‑person singular (tú) form of the preterite of ‘confirmar’, used for actions completed in the past.

2

Definite article + noun

‘la reserva’ uses the feminine definite article because ‘reserva’ is a feminine noun meaning ‘reservation’.

3

Question punctuation

Spanish questions are marked with opening (¿) and closing (?) marks; word order stays the same as in a statement.

4

Direct object pronoun vs article

Here the article ‘la’ is part of the noun phrase, not a pronoun. A pronoun would be ‘la’ alone (e.g., ‘¿La confirmaste?’).

🗨In Conversation

A

¿Confirmaste la reserva?

Did you confirm the reservation?

Sí, ya la tengo confirmada. Llegaremos a las ocho.

Yes, I’ve already confirmed it. We’ll arrive at eight.

B

✕Common Mistakes

  • ¿Confirmas la reserva?

    ‘Confirmas’ is present tense; the question asks about a completed action, so the preterite ‘confirmaste’ is required.

  • ¿Confirmaste el reserva?

    ‘Reserva’ is feminine; the correct article is ‘la’, not ‘el’.

  • ¿Confirmaste reserva?

    The article ‘la’ is needed before ‘reserva’ to make the noun phrase complete.

↔Alternatives

  • ¿Ya confirmaste la reserva?

    Did you already confirm the reservation?

  • ¿Has confirmado la reserva?

    Have you confirmed the reservation?

  • ¿Confirmó la reserva?

    Did you (formal) confirm the reservation?

  • ¿La confirmaste?

    Did you confirm it?

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Cultural Tip

In many Spanish‑speaking countries it’s polite to reconfirm a reservation a day before the event, especially for restaurants and small hotels. When speaking to strangers or in a formal setting, switch to the formal ‘usted’ form: ‘¿Confirmó la reserva?’