職場の 表示と 自他動詞 (shokuba no hyouji to jitadoushi) — 自他動詞 on signs at work
This is not just grammar — it is the safety notice stuck on the machine.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
When to use it
- At work the difference between 自動詞 and 他動詞 is a safety matter.
- On a train, 「ドアが 閉まります。ご注意ください」= the doors are closing on their own, take care.
- In a shop, 「電源を 切って ください」= you switch the power off.
Meaning
- 「機械が 止まって います」= the machine has stopped by itself (just information).
- 「機械を 止めて ください」= you must stop the machine (an instruction).
- One tells you something; the other is a job for you.
- The quick check: が means information, を means your job.
Watch out
Getting this wrong can be serious.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
ドアが 閉まります。ご注意ください。
ドアが しまります。ごちゅういください。
The doors are closing. Please be careful.
帰る とき、電源を 切って ください。
かえる とき、でんげんを きって ください。
When you leave, please switch off the power.
故障で 機械が 止まって います。
こしょうで きかいが とまって います。
The machine has stopped because of a fault.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
Which sentence means the same as 「機械を 止めて ください」?
💡 Hint: It has を with a 他動詞 — so it is a job for a person.
を with a 他動詞 = something you must do, so it is 「あなたが 機械を 止めます」. With が, 「機械が 止まって います」 would be information only.
Which notice is information only — it does not ask you to do anything?
💡 Hint: Look for the sentence with が and a 自動詞.
「電気が 消えます」 has が with a 自動詞 — the light goes off by itself, so it is just information. The other three have を and ask you to do it.
Which sign says "you close the door"?
💡 Hint: Look for を.
閉めて ください is the 他動詞 — your job. 閉まります is it closing on its own.
Your score: /3