How to Say ‘Did it work?’ in French
Ça a marché ?
sah ah mar-shay
[sah ah mar-shay]
Phrase Breakdown
Ça
[sah]
that / it
Informal pronoun meaning “that” or “it.”
Ça a marché après le redémarrage ?
Did it work after the restart?
A marché
ah mar-shay
worked / succeeded
Past form meaning something functioned correctly or had the intended result.
Ça a marché.
It worked.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
has
Auxiliary verb used here to ask whether something worked.
Ça a marché ce matin ?
Did it work this morning?
marché
[mar-shay]
worked
Past participle meaning functioned successfully.
Le chauffe-eau a marché pendant dix minutes.
The water heater worked for ten minutes.
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