Japanese phrase

___が動きません。 ___ ga ugo ki ma se n

Meaning

___ is not working.

When to use it

Says that a device or machine is not working. It is a polite, direct way to report a problem in daily conversation.

Example dialogue

プリンター、使えますか? pu ri n tā tsuka e ma su ka

Can we use the printer?

すみません、プリンターが動きません。 su mi ma se n pu ri n tā ga ugo ki ma se n

Sorry, the printer is not working.

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