How to Say ‘Isn't coming out’ in Japanese
が出ないんです
ga de nai n desu
[gah deh nah-ee n dess]
💬 Usage Tip: [出ない] literally means "doesn't come out," and with water, gas, or hot water that's the normal way to say something isn't working. You can reuse it with other utilities too, like [水が出ない] or [お湯が出ない]
Phrase Breakdown
が
ga
[gah]
subject marker
が marks what is the subject, here the thing that does not come out.
お湯が出ないんです。
The hot water isn’t coming out.
出
de
[deh]
come out; appear
出 is the core kanji of 出る, meaning to come out or be produced.
水が出ないんです。
The water isn’t coming out.
ない
nai
[nah-ee]
not; does not
ない is the plain negative form, attached here to mean 'does not come out.'
お湯が出ないんです。
The hot water isn’t coming out.
ん
n
[n]
explanatory n
ん adds an explanatory tone, often used when giving a reason or situation.
時間がないんです。
The thing is, I don’t have time.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite ending
です makes the sentence polite.
お湯が出ないんです。
The hot water isn’t coming out.
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