Le document est accepté, mais il manque la signature.

The document is accepted, but the signature is missing.

Breakdown of Le document est accepté, mais il manque la signature.

• être: to be
• mais: but
• manquer: to lack, to be missing
• le document: the document

Questions & Answers about Le document est accepté, mais il manque la signature.

Why is it est accepté instead of a single verb form?

Est accepté is a passive construction.

• est = is
• accepté = accepted

So Le document est accepté literally means The document is accepted.

French forms the passive the same basic way English does:

• être
  • past participle

Examples:

• Le document est accepté. = The document is accepted.
• La demande est refusée. = The request is refused.

If you used a accepté, that would mean has accepted, and the subject would be the one doing the accepting:

• Le document a accepté... would mean The document accepted..., which does not make sense here.

Why is it accepté and not acceptée?