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How to Say ‘Does the water come out?’ in Japanese

水は出る?

mizu wa deru

[mee-zoo wa deh-roo]

💬 Usage Tip: [は] is said (wa), not (ha). Here it marks [水] as the thing you're asking about: "as for the water, does it come out?".

Phrase Breakdown

水

mizu

[mee-zoo]

water

水 means water.

Example

水は出る?

Does water come out?

は出る?

wa deru

does it come out?

は marks the topic, and 出る means to come out; used here as a casual question.

Example

水は出る?

Does the water come out?

Words in this phrase

は

wa

[wa]

topic marker

は marks 水 as the topic, often contrasting with hot water.

Example

水は出る?

Does water come out?

出る

deru

[deh-roo]

come out; flow

出る is the plain form, common in casual questions.

Example

水は出る?

Does water come out?

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