Word
Die reparierte Heizung funktioniert wieder.
Meaning
The repaired heating works again.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Die reparierte Heizung funktioniert wieder.
funktionieren
to work (function)
reparieren
to repair
wieder
again
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
Questions & Answers about Die reparierte Heizung funktioniert wieder.
Why does repariert have an -e on the end here?
In this sentence, the past participle repariert (repaired) is used exactly like a normal adjective to describe the noun Heizung. Because it comes right before the noun, it needs an adjective ending. Since Heizung is a feminine noun in the nominative case following the definite article die, it takes the weak ending -e, making it reparierte.
Shouldn't the past participle of reparieren start with ge-?
Most past participles in German start with ge-, but verbs that end in -ieren (like reparieren, studieren, or passieren) are exceptions. They never take the ge- prefix, which is why the participle is simply repariert.
How do we know that Heizung is feminine?
A highly reliable rule to remember: every German noun that ends in the suffix -ung is feminine. Therefore, it has to be die Heizung.
How would this sentence look if I used a relative clause instead of putting reparierte before the noun?