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How to Say ‘I restarted the water heater twice.’ in French

J'ai redémarré le chauffe-eau deux fois.

zh ay ruh-day-mah-ray luh shof-oh duh fwah

[zh ay ruh-day-mah-ray luh shof-oh duh fwah]

Phrase Breakdown

J'ai redémarré

zh ay ruh-day-mah-ray

I restarted

Past tense with avoir plus the past participle redémarré.

Example

J'ai redémarré l'ordinateur.

I restarted the computer.

Words in this phrase

J'

[zh]

I

Shortened form of je before a vowel.

Example

J’ai redémarré le chauffe-eau deux fois.

I restarted the water heater twice.

ai

[ay]

have

Auxiliary verb used with je in the passé composé.

Example

J’ai essayé plusieurs solutions.

I tried several solutions.

redémarré

[ruh-day-mah-ray]

restarted

Past participle meaning started again.

Example

J’ai redémarré le chauffe-eau deux fois.

I restarted the water heater twice.

Le chauffe-eau

luh shof-oh

the water heater

The appliance that heats water for showers and taps.

Example

Le chauffe-eau est cassé.

The water heater is broken.

Words in this phrase

le

[luh]

the

Masculine singular definite article before chauffe-eau.

Example

J’ai vérifié le chauffe-eau hier soir.

I checked the water heater last night.

chauffe-eau

[shof-oh]

water heater

Home appliance that provides hot water.

Example

Le chauffe-eau fait un bruit étrange.

The water heater is making a strange noise.

Deux fois

duh fwah

twice

Expression of quantity meaning two times.

Example

Je l'ai fait deux fois.

I did it twice.

Words in this phrase

deux

[duh]

two

Number indicating the quantity of attempts.

Example

J’ai vérifié deux réglages différents.

I checked two different settings.

fois

[fwah]

times

Counts repetitions of an action.

Example

Je l’ai fait deux fois.

I did it twice.

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