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How to Say ‘A connection error appears’ in Japanese

通信エラーが出る

tsuushin eraa ga deru

[TSOO-sheen EH-rah ga deh-ROO]

💬 Usage Tip: 出る literally means "come out", and it's how Japanese says a message or error appears on a screen. 画面にエラーが出た means "an error showed up on the screen".

Phrase Breakdown

通信

tsuushin

[TSOO-sheen]

communication; network connection

Transmission of data, e.g. between a card reader and server.

Example

通信が遅いです。

The connection is slow.

エラーが出る

eraa ga deru

an error appears

エラー (eraa) means 'error'. 出る (deru) means 'to come out' or 'to appear'.

Example

画面にエラーが出る。

An error shows up on the screen.

Words in this phrase

エラー

eraa

[EH-rah]

error

Loanword for a malfunction or mistake message.

Example

エラーが起きました。

An error occurred.

が

ga

[ga]

subject marker

A particle marking the subject of the sentence.

Example

興味がある分野を教えてください。

Please tell me the field you are interested in.

出る

deru

[deh-ROO]

appear; show up

To come out; here, a message appears on a screen.

Example

画面に文字が出る。

Letters appear on the screen.

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