How to Say ‘Both the bath and the shower are not working’ in Japanese
もシャワーもだめです
mo shawaa mo dame desu
[moh shah-wahh moh dah-meh dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Repeating [も] after each item gives "both" in positive sentences and "neither" with a negative idea: [お風呂もシャワーもだめです] = neither works. You can reuse this pattern with other nouns too.
Phrase Breakdown
も
mo
[moh]
also / too
A particle meaning also, too, or as well.
お風呂もシャワーもだめです。
Both the bath and the shower are no good.
シャワーも
shawaa mo
the shower also
Adds shower to the list of things that are not okay or not working.
水もシャワーもだめです。
Both the water and the shower don't work.
Words in this phrase
シャワー
shawaa
[shah-wahh]
shower
A loanword meaning shower, as in a bathroom shower.
シャワーもだめです。
The shower is also no good.
も
mo
[moh]
also / too
A particle meaning also, too, or as well.
お風呂もシャワーもだめです。
Both the bath and the shower are no good.
だめです
dame desu
no good / not okay / doesn't work
A casual but common way to say something is not acceptable or not functioning.
この部屋はだめです。
This room is no good.
Words in this phrase
だめ
dame
[dah-meh]
no good / not allowed / impossible
Used to say something is bad, not acceptable, not possible, or not allowed.
シャワーはだめです。
The shower is no good.
です
desu
[dess]
is / polite sentence ending
A polite copula-like ending used to make statements polite.
今日は無理です。
Today is impossible.
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