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

Ich habe den Boiler aus- und angemacht.

ikh HAH-buh dayn BOY-ler ows oont AHN-guh-mahkht

[ikh HAH-buh dayn BOY-ler ows oont AHN-guh-mahkht]

💬 Usage Tip: With [anmachen], the [an] normally splits off, but in the past with [habe] it comes back together: [ich mache an] → [ich habe angemacht]. The same happens with [ausmachen] → [ich habe ausgemacht].

Phrase Breakdown

Ich

[ikh]

I

First-person subject pronoun.

Example

Ich habe den Boiler aus- und angemacht, aber nichts passierte.

I turned the boiler off and on, but nothing happened.

habe

[HAH-buh]

have

Helping verb forming the perfect tense.

Example

Ich habe den Boiler aus- und angemacht, weil das oft hilft.

I have turned the boiler off and on because that often helps.

den

[dayn]

the

Masculine accusative article for Boiler.

Example

Ich habe den Boiler aus- und angemacht, nicht die Heizung.

I turned the boiler off and on, not the heating.

Boiler

[BOY-ler]

boiler

The device that heats water in the home.

Example

Ich habe den Boiler aus- und angemacht, aber das Wasser bleibt kalt.

I turned the boiler off and on, but the water stays cold.

aus-

[ows]

off-

First part of the expression meaning switched off.

Example

Ich habe den Boiler aus- und angemacht, wie in der Anleitung.

I turned the boiler off and on, like in the instructions.

und

[oont]

and

Connects two actions or items.

Example

Ich habe den Boiler aus- und angemacht, aber ohne Erfolg.

I turned the boiler off and on, but without success.

angemacht

[AHN-guh-mahkht]

turned on

Past participle of anmachen, here part of turning something off and on again.

Example

Ich habe den Boiler aus- und angemacht, trotzdem kommt kein heißes Wasser.

I turned the boiler off and on, yet no hot water comes.

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