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How to Say ‘Is the boiler showing an error?’ in German

Zeigt die Therme einen Fehler an?

tsaykt dee TER-meh EYE-nen FAY-ler an

[tsaykt dee TER-meh EYE-nen FAY-ler an]

💬 Usage Tip: anzeigen "to display" splits apart: zeigt comes early and an goes to the end. Same with Zeigt das Display etwas an? "Is the display showing anything?"

Phrase Breakdown

Zeigt die Therme

tsaykt dee TER-meh

Does the boiler show

'Die Therme' is a gas boiler or water heater. The 'Th' is pronounced like a plain 'T'. 'Zeigt' starts with a 'ts' sound.

Example

Zeigt die Therme etwas?

Is the boiler showing anything?

Words in this phrase

Zeigt

[tsaykt]

shows / displays

From separable verb 'anzeigen' (to display); 'an' goes to the end.

Example

Das Display zeigt die Uhrzeit an.

The display shows the time.

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 for hot water and heating.

Example

Die Therme ist kaputt.

The boiler is broken.

einen Fehler an?

EYE-nen FAY-ler an

an error?

'Anzeigen' (to display) is a separable verb, so 'an' moves to the end. 'Einen Fehler' is the accusative: 'an error'.

Example

Das Display zeigt einen Fehler an.

The display shows an error.

Words in this phrase

einen

[EYE-nen]

Indefinite article before a masculine accusative noun.

Example

Ich plane einen kurzen Austausch nächste Woche.

I am planning a short exchange next week.

Fehler

[FAY-ler]

mistake; error

Something done wrong; masculine noun.

Example

Das war ein Fehler.

That was a mistake.

[an]

(separable prefix)

Prefix of 'anhalten', placed at the end.

Example

Der Bus hält gleich an.

The bus is about to stop.

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