This is the 2598th most frequent German word.
ausgeschaltet
"Turned off" or "switched off."
In this example, 'ausgeschaltet' is the past participle used in the passive voice, indicating the subject underwent the action of being turned off.
Er wurde plötzlich ausgeschaltet.
It was suddenly turned off.
Here, 'ausgeschaltet' is used as the past participle of 'ausschalten', employed in the present perfect tense to indicate an action completed in the past. It means 'turned off'.
Ich habe den Fernseher ausgeschaltet.
I turned off the television.
In this context, 'ausgeschaltet' is used as an adjective describing the state of the computer being off.