How to Say ‘Hot water doesn't come out.’ in Japanese
お湯が出ません。
o yu ga de mase n
[oh yoo ga de mah-seh n]
💬 Usage Tip: With things like water, gas, or electricity, Japanese often uses [出る] for "come out" or "work": [水が出る] = water comes out. So [出ません] is a very useful way to say something isn't coming through or functioning.
Phrase Breakdown
お湯
o yu
hot water
Used for hot water, especially bath or tap water.
お湯をください。
Please give me hot water.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix o-
お makes the word more polite in お湯.
お湯が出ません。
The hot water does not come out.
湯
yu
[yoo]
hot water
湯 means hot water.
湯がぬるいです。
The hot water is lukewarm.
が出ません
ga de mase n
does not come out / does not flow
A polite negative form meaning something is not coming out or working.
水が出ません。
Water is not coming out.
Words in this phrase
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
が marks お湯 as the subject.
お湯が出ません。
The hot water does not come out.
出
de
[de]
come out; flow
出 is from 出る, used for water, gas, and other things coming out.
水は出ますが、お湯は出ません。
Cold water comes out, but hot water does not.
ませ
mase
[mah-seh]
polite negative stem part
Part of the polite negative form ません.
お湯が出ませんから、困ります。
Because the hot water does not come out, it is a problem.
ん
n
[n]
negative ending sound
Final part of ません.
お湯が出ませんので、大家さんに言います。
Since the hot water does not come out, I will tell the landlord.
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