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How to Say ‘I turned the boiler off and on again.’ in German

Ich habe die Therme aus- und wieder eingeschaltet.

ikh HAH-beh dee TAIR-meh owss oont VEE-der INE-geh-shahl-tet

[ikh HAH-beh dee TAIR-meh owss oont VEE-der INE-geh-shahl-tet]

💬 Usage Tip: The dash in aus- means it shares the ending of the next verb, so it is short for ausgeschaltet. You'll see the same shortcut in Ein- und Ausgang "entrance and exit".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe die Therme

ikh HAH-beh dee TAIR-meh

I have the boiler

'Therme' is a gas boiler for heating and hot water. The 'th' sounds like a plain 't'.

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-beh]

have

Form of 'haben' used with 'ich'.

Example

Ich habe einen Plan.

I have a plan.

die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Therme

[TAIR-meh]

boiler, gas heater

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

Example

Die Therme hängt in der Küche.

The boiler hangs in the kitchen.

aus- und wieder eingeschaltet.

owss oont VEE-der INE-geh-shahl-tet

switched off and on again.

'Aus-' is short for 'ausgeschaltet' (switched off), and 'eingeschaltet' means switched on. Pause briefly after 'aus-'.

Example

Ich habe den Router aus- und wieder eingeschaltet.

I switched the router off and on again.

Words in this phrase

aus-

[owss]

off (switched off)

Shortened 'ausgeschaltet'; the hyphen shares the ending with the next verb.

Example

Ich habe das Licht aus- und angemacht.

I turned the light off and on.

und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

wieder

[VEE-der]

again

Adverb meaning once more.

Example

Komm bald wieder!

Come again soon!

eingeschaltet

[INE-geh-shahl-tet]

switched on

Past participle of 'einschalten', to turn on a device.

Example

Hast du den Fernseher eingeschaltet?

Did you switch on the TV?

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