How do you say "I turned it on again." in German?

"I turned it on again." in German is "Ich habe ihn an gemacht.". This phrase is commonly used in Germany.

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How to Say ‘I turned it on again.’ in German

Q: What does "Ich habe ihn an gemacht." mean in English?

"Ich habe ihn an gemacht." means "I turned it on again." in English. Usage tip: More standard spelling is 'Ich habe ihn angemacht.' If you mean 'again,' you could also say 'wieder angemacht.'

Ich habe ihn an gemacht.

ikh HAH-buh een ahn guh-MAKHT

[ikh HAH-buh een ahn guh-MAKHT]

💬 Usage Tip: More standard spelling is 'Ich habe ihn angemacht.' If you mean 'again,' you could also say 'wieder angemacht.'

🇩🇪 In Germany: For repair talk, saying you turned it off and on again is universally respected tech ritual—even in Germany.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich

[ikh]

First-person singular pronoun for referring to yourself.

Example

Ich habe danach noch einmal geprüft.

I checked once again afterwards.

habe

[HAH-buh]

have

Auxiliary verb used in the perfect tense.

Example

Ich habe den Knopf gedrückt.

I pressed the button.

ihn

[een]

him / it

Accusative pronoun referring here to the boiler.

Example

Ich habe ihn danach neu gestartet.

I restarted it afterwards.

[ahn]

Separable prefix in 'anmachen,' meaning to switch on.

Example

Ich wollte den Boiler wieder an schalten.

I wanted to switch the boiler on again.

gemacht

[guh-MAKHT]

made / turned

Past participle of 'machen'; with 'an' it means 'turned on.'

Example

Ich habe das Gerät wieder an gemacht.

I turned the device on again.

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