How to Say ‘The water works.’ in Japanese
水は出ます。
mizu wa de masu
[mee-zoo wa de mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [は] is said (wa), not (ha). In answers like this, [は] often helps contrast one thing with another: "the water does come out" — even if something else doesn't.
Phrase Breakdown
水
mizu
[mee-zoo]
water
水 means water.
水は出ます。
Water comes out.
は出ます
wa de masu
comes out / flows
A polite present form meaning the water is coming out or working.
水は出ます。
The water comes out.
Words in this phrase
は
wa
[wa]
topic marker
は marks 水 as the topic.
水は出ます。
Water comes out.
出
de
[de]
come out; flow
出 is the main verb idea in 出ます.
水は出ます。
Water comes out.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
ます makes the sentence polite.
水は出ます。
Water comes out.
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