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How to Say ‘Have you checked the water heater?’ in Spain Spanish

¿Ha mirado el calentador?

a mee-RAH-doh ehl kah-len-tah-DOR

[a mee-RAH-doh ehl kah-len-tah-DOR]

💬 Usage Tip: mirar "to look" doubles as "to check" here. ¿Ha mirado los plomos? works the same way.

Phrase Breakdown

¿Ha mirado

a mee-RAH-doh

Have you checked

'Ha mirado' is the 'usted' form of the present perfect: 'have you looked at'. The 'h' is silent: a-mi-RA-do.

Example

¿Ha mirado el correo?

Have you checked the email?

Words in this phrase

Ha

[a]

has

Auxiliary verb used to form the present perfect tense.

Example

Él ha terminado su tarea.

He has finished his homework.

mirado

[mee-RAH-doh]

looked at / checked

Past participle of 'mirar' (to look); with 'haber' it means 'have looked at' or 'have checked'.

Example

¿Has mirado el buzón?

Have you checked the mailbox?

el calentador?

ehl kah-len-tah-DOR

the water heater?

'El calentador' is the water heater. Stress the end: ka-len-ta-DOR.

Example

El calentador es nuevo.

The water heater is new.

Words in this phrase

el

[ehl]

the

A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.

The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.

calentador

[kah-len-tah-DOR]

water heater / boiler

The appliance that heats water in a home, often gas or electric.

Example

El calentador está en la cocina.

The water heater is in the kitchen.

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