How to Say ‘I pressed the button.’ in Japanese
ボタンを押しました。
botan o oshi mashi ta
[boh-tahn oh oh-shee mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: With buttons, the usual verb is [押す] "press": [ボタンを押しました]. That same pattern works for lots of controls, like [ベルを押す] or [スイッチを押す].
Phrase Breakdown
ボタン
botan
[boh-tahn]
button
A push button on a device or machine.
ボタンを押しました。
I pressed the button.
を押しました
o oshi mashi ta
pressed
Past polite form of 'to press.'
スイッチを押しました。
I pressed the switch.
Words in this phrase
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Marks ボタン as the thing being pressed.
確認のボタンを押しました。
I pressed the confirmation button.
押し
oshi
[oh-shee]
pressed
Stem of 押す, meaning to press.
強く押しました。
I pressed it firmly.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past marker part
Part of ました in polite past speech.
今押しました。
I pressed it just now.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense marker
Shows the action happened in the past.
さっき押しました。
I pressed it a little while ago.
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