Breakdown of Wir haben den Computer schon repariert.
haben
to have
wir
we
der Computer
the computer
schon
already
reparieren
to repair
Questions & Answers about Wir haben den Computer schon repariert.
Why is the past participle repariert and not gerepariert?
Verbs that end in -ieren, like reparieren (to repair), are a special rule in the past tense. They do not get the ge- prefix. You just take the verb stem (reparier-) and add a -t at the end to make repariert.
Why is repariert at the very end of the sentence?
In the German past tense, the sentence wraps around the other words. The helping verb (haben) sits in the normal second position, but the past participle (repariert) gets pushed all the way to the end of the sentence.
Why does the sentence use den Computer instead of der Computer?
Computer is a masculine noun. Since it is the direct object (the thing being repaired), the word for "the" changes from the subject form der to the object form den (the accusative case).
Wait, I thought schon meant "beautiful"?
You are thinking of schön! Notice the missing dots (umlaut) over the "o" here. schon means "already," while schön means "beautiful." This small spelling difference completely changes the meaning.
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