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How to Say ‘The payment went through.’ in German

Die Zahlung hat geklappt.

dee TSAH-loong hat geh-KLAPT

[dee TSAH-loong hat geh-KLAPT]

💬 Usage Tip: klappen is an everyday verb for "to work out" or "go smoothly". Hat es geklappt? "Did it work?" is a handy question anywhere.

Phrase Breakdown

Die Zahlung

dee TSAH-loong

The payment

'Zahlung' is a feminine noun from 'zahlen' (to pay). The 'Z' sounds like 'ts'.

Example

Die Zahlung ist fällig.

The payment is due.

Words in this phrase

Die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Zahlung

[TSAH-loong]

payment

The act of paying; feminine noun.

Example

Die Zahlung war erfolgreich.

The payment was successful.

hat geklappt.

hat geh-KLAPT

worked / went through.

'klappen' is a casual word for 'to work out'. This is the perfect tense.

Example

Das hat gut geklappt.

That worked out well.

Words in this phrase

hat

[hat]

has

Form of 'haben', used to build the past tense.

Example

Sie hat gewonnen.

She has won.

geklappt

[geh-KLAPT]

worked

Past participle of 'klappen', colloquial for 'to work out, succeed'.

Example

Die Zahlung hat geklappt.

The payment went through.

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