How to Say ‘Water comes out.’ in Japanese
水は出ます。
mizu wa de masu
[mee-zoo wah deh mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: Here [は] contrasts one thing with another: "[水は出ます]" suggests water works, even though something else — like hot water — does not. Also remember [は] is pronounced (wa), not (ha).
Phrase Breakdown
水
mizu
[mee-zoo]
water
水 means regular water, often contrasted with お湯.
水は出ます。
The water comes out.
は出ます
wa de masu
does come out
Used to contrast with the previous problem: the water works, but hot water does not.
水は出ますが、お湯は出ません。
Cold water comes out, but hot water does not.
Words in this phrase
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は sets water as the topic and often implies contrast.
水は出ます。
As for water, it comes out.
出
de
[deh]
come out; flow
出 is the kanji for coming out or being produced.
水は出ます。
Water runs.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite non-past ending
ます makes the verb polite.
水は出ます。
The water does come out.
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