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)
At work the difference between 自動詞 and 他動詞 is a **safety matter**. 「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. Getting this wrong can be serious. 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. The quick check: **が means information, を means your job.**
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
ドアが 閉まります。ご注意ください。
doa ga shimarimasu. gochuui kudasai.
The doors are closing. Please take care.
帰る とき、電源を 切って ください。
kaeru toki, dengen o kitte kudasai.
When you leave, please switch off the power.
故障で 機械が 止まって います。
koshou de kikai ga tomatte imasu.
The machine has stopped because of a fault.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
Question: 1/3Which 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