部(へ)屋(や) heyaの no電(でん)気(き) denkiが gaつかない tsukanai。 The lights in the room won't turn on. Literal Room's electricity [subject-が] turn-on-not. Uses the intransitive つく (to turn on) in negative form. The が marks 電気 as the subject. Using 電気をつけない (I won't turn it on) would change the meaning to a deliberate choice. homedaily lifetransitive/intransitive pair
部(へ)屋(や) heyaの no電(でん)気(き) denkiが gaつかない tsukanai。 The lights in the room won't turn on. Literal Room's electricity [subject-が] turn-on-not. Uses the intransitive つく (to turn on) in negative form. The が marks 電気 as the subject. Using 電気をつけない (I won't turn it on) would change the meaning to a deliberate choice. homedaily lifetransitive/intransitive pair