How to Say ‘I turned it back on.’ in Japanese
また入れました。
mata ire mashi ta
[mah-tah ee-reh mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: [入れる] can mean many kinds of "put in," but with electricity or equipment it means "turn on." Paired with [切る] "turn off," it's a very common troubleshooting set: [いったん切って、また入れました].
Phrase Breakdown
また
mata
[mah-tah]
again
An adverb meaning again or once more.
水をまた入れました。
I put water in again.
入れました
ire mashi ta
turned on; put in; inserted
Here it means 'turned it on again' or 'put it back in,' depending on context.
電気を入れました。
I turned on the lights.
Words in this phrase
入れ
ire
[ee-reh]
put in; inserted
Stem of 入れる, used here in polite past.
鍋に水を入れました。
I put water in the pot.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past marker part
Part of the polite ending ました.
また入れました。
I put it in again.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense marker
Final part of ました, showing the action happened in the past.
さっき入れました。
I put it in a little while ago.
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