My Computer is Broken

Question

If I needed to translate "My computer is broken, but I don't know what is wrong with it." into spanish, which of these would a correct translation or both wrong?

• "Mi computadora está roto, pero no lo sé que está equivocado."
• "Mi computadora está roto, pero no lo sé que está equivocado con él."

rota - 0074b507, May 23, 2011

When an electrical or mechanical device is broken then is "está arruinado / no funciona" (is damaged / doesn't work) - - nelson_rafael, May 23, 2011

Answer 1

I believe you could also say,

Mi computadora no está funcionando, pero no sé por qué

Answer 2

My computer is broken, but I don't know what is wrong with it.

Mi computadora no funciona, no sé cual es el problema.

I like that best. - Goyo, May 23, 2011

Answer 3

Equivocado is used when one is mistaken.

I would say,

Mi computadora está roto, pero no sé lo que pasó.

Answer 4

You could also try "Se me rompieron la computadora" which implies that your computer has broken, it wasn't your fault, and as the victim in the situation you aren't quite sure what to do.

Answer 5

Creo que dices: Mi computadora está rota (o descompuesta), pero no sé el problema. "Equivicado" is more like, "mistaken", I believe.