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How do you say "It's broken" in Japanese?

Use this when dealing with your home, landlord, or delivery when you need a practical line.

It's broken

状況説明

Use こわれています (kowareteimasu) when dealing with your home, landlord, or delivery when you need a practical line. Treat it as a fixed phrase you learn as one practical chunk.

Answer

Two layers, same practical line

こわれています

こわれています

kowareteimasu

Lesson body

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Quick use

Use こわれています (kowareteimasu) when dealing with your home, landlord, or delivery when you need a practical line. Learn it as a ready-to-use line you can say smoothly.

Chunk or pattern

  • This is a fixed phrase.
  • Learn the whole line first instead of rebuilding it word by word.
  • Once it feels automatic, it becomes much easier to use under pressure.

Helper words and endings

  • ます: polite verb ending.

Practical note

Giving the problem clearly first usually helps landlords, building staff, and repair staff respond faster.