How do you say "The lights won't turn on" in Japanese?

Quick use

Use でんきがつきません (denki ga tsukimasen) when the lights in your room or apartment will not turn on. This is useful when you contact a landlord, management company, or repair staff.

Chunk or pattern

• Reusable pattern: 〜 が / つきません
• Use it when something does not turn on.
• Good swaps here: でんき, テレビ, エアコン.

Core words

• でんき: electricity, but in this phrase it usually means the light.
• つきません: does not turn on.

Helper words and endings

• が: marks the thing that has the problem.
• ません: polite negative ending.

Practical note

でんき can mean electricity or lights depending on the situation. If the whole apartment has no power, you may need to add more detail after this line.