How do you say "The door won't open" in Japanese?

Quick use

Use ドアがあきません (doa ga akimasen) when a door will not open. This works for an apartment door, entrance door, or another door in the building.

Chunk or pattern

• Reusable pattern: 〜 が / あきません
• Use it when something does not open.
• Good swaps here: ドア, まど, ポスト.

Core words

• ドア: door.
• あきません: does not open.

Helper words and endings

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

Practical note

This only says “it will not open.” If the door will not close, use しまりません (shimarimasen) instead.