How to Say ‘Does come out / works’ in Japanese
は出ます
wa de masu
[wah deh mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: Here [は] contrasts one thing with another: "as for water, it does come out." That often implies something else does not, as in [お湯が出ない] but [水は出ます].
Phrase Breakdown
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic; here it contrasts water with hot water.
水は出ます。
The water does come out.
出
de
[deh]
come out; flow
出 is from 出る, used for water, gas, or electricity being available.
水は出ます。
Water comes out.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite non-past ending
ます makes the verb polite: 出ます means 'comes out' or 'is available.'
水は出ます。
The water works.
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