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How to Say ‘I restarted the boiler.’ in German

Ich habe die Therme neu gestartet.

ikh HAH-buh dee TER-meh noy geh-SHTAR-tet

[ikh HAH-buh dee TER-meh noy geh-SHTAR-tet]

💬 Usage Tip: For past actions, habe sits in second place and the action word goes to the very end: Ich habe die Therme neu gestartet. Swap in another: Ich habe den Knopf gedrückt "I pressed the button."

🇩🇪 In Germany: Many German flats have a gas wall boiler in the kitchen or bathroom, and landlords expect you to try its reset button before calling. Saying you already did shows you've done your part.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe die Therme

ikh HAH-buh dee TER-meh

I have the boiler

'Therme' is a gas water heater or boiler. The 'th' sounds like a plain 't': 'TER-muh'.

Example

Ich habe die Therme geprüft.

I checked the boiler.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-buh]

have

Form of haben meaning you have something or are stating possession.

Example

Ich habe eine Reservierung.

I have a reservation.

die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Therme

[TER-meh]

boiler / gas heater

A wall-mounted gas unit that heats water and the flat.

Example

Die Therme hängt im Bad.

The boiler hangs in the bathroom.

neu gestartet.

noy geh-SHTAR-tet

restarted

'Neu starten' means to restart. 'Neu' sounds like 'noy'. 'St' sounds like 'sht'.

Example

Ich habe den Computer neu gestartet.

I restarted the computer.

Words in this phrase

neu

[noy]

anew / again

Used with 'starten' to mean restart.

Example

Starte den Computer neu.

Restart the computer.

gestartet

[geh-SHTAR-tet]

started

Past participle of 'starten'; 'neu gestartet' means restarted.

Example

Das Programm ist gestartet.

The program has started.

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