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How to Say ‘I turned off and back on’ in Italian

Ho spento e riacceso

oh SPEN-toh eh ree-aht-CHEH-zoh

[oh SPEN-toh eh ree-aht-CHEH-zoh]

💬 Usage Tip: Adding ri- to the start of an action means "again": acceso "turned on" becomes riacceso. The same works with riprovare "to try again".

Phrase Breakdown

Ho spento

oh SPEN-toh

I turned off

Passato prossimo of 'spegnere' (to turn off), which has an irregular participle. The 'h' in 'ho' is silent.

Example

Ho spento la luce.

I turned off the light.

Words in this phrase

[oh]

I have

First person singular of avere, used with a past participle to form the present perfect.

Example

Ho parlato con tre aziende oggi.

I have spoken with three companies today.

spento

[SPEN-toh]

turned off

Past participle of 'spegnere', to switch off.

Example

Ho spento la luce.

I turned off the light.

e riacceso

eh ree-aht-CHEH-zoh

and turned back on

'Riacceso' is the participle of 'riaccendere' (to turn on again). Say 'ree-aht-CHEH-zo', with a doubled 'cc'.

Example

Ho riacceso il computer.

I turned the computer back on.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.

Example

Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.

In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.

riacceso

[ree-aht-CHEH-zoh]

turned back on

Past participle of 'riaccendere', to switch on again.

Example

Ho riacceso il computer.

I turned the computer back on.

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