How to Say ‘Turned on / switched on’ in Japanese
入れました
ire mashi ta
[ee-reh mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: [入れる] can mean many kinds of "put in," but with switches or power it means "turn on." So [また入れました] means "I turned it back on," not "I put it in again."
Phrase Breakdown
入れ
ire
[ee-reh]
put in; inserted
Stem of 入れる, meaning to put something in.
箱に本を入れました。
I put the book in the box.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past marker part
Part of the polite past ending ました.
さっき入れました。
I put it in a little while ago.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense marker
Final part of ました, marking polite past tense.
もう入れました。
I already put it in.
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