kono botan wo osite mo ugokanai nara, kikai ga hen da to omoimasu.

押しても is 押して (the て-form of 押す, “to press”) + も.

In this pattern, て-form + も means:

• even if ...
• even when ...
• although ...

So このボタンを押しても動かない means something like:

• Even if you press this button, it doesn’t work
• It still won’t work when you press this button

The も is important here. It gives the idea of “even so” or “despite that.”

なら is a conditional, meaning if or if it is the case that.

So:

• 動かないなら = if it doesn’t work / if it won’t move

In this sentence, なら sets up the condition for the speaker’s conclusion:

• If it still doesn’t work even when you press this button, then I think the machine is faulty/strange.

Compared with other conditionals, なら often sounds like the speaker is responding to a situation or assumption already on the table.

So the structure is roughly:

• [If that’s the case...] then [my conclusion is ...]

The subject is omitted, which is very common in Japanese.

動かない means doesn’t move / doesn’t work / won’t operate, and the thing not working is understood from context. Here, it is probably:

• the machine
• the device
• or the system being operated by the button

Japanese often leaves out subjects when they are obvious.

So instead of saying something explicit like:

• 機械が動かないなら

the sentence just says:

• 押しても動かないなら

because the listener can understand what doesn’t work.

を marks the direct object of the verb.

The verb 押す means to press, and the thing being pressed is このボタン:

• このボタンを押す = press this button

So を shows that this button is what receives the action.

Both can be possible in different contexts, but が is natural here because the speaker is identifying the machine as the thing that seems wrong.

• 機械が変だ = the machine is the thing that’s strange/faulty
• 機械は変だ would sound more like as for the machine, it’s strange, possibly with contrast

In this sentence, が feels like a straightforward observation or diagnosis:

• Then I think the machine is the problem.

So が helps focus on the machine as the item being judged.

This is because 変 is a na-adjective.

When a na-adjective appears before と, it usually takes its plain form:

• 変だ = is strange / is odd / is wrong

Then that whole plain statement goes before と思います:

• 変だと思います = I think it is strange / I think something is wrong with it

This is different from an i-adjective, which does not need だ:

• 高いと思います = I think it is expensive
• but
• 静かだと思います = I think it is quiet

So here:

• 機械が変だと思います = I think the machine is strange/faulty

Literally, 変 often means:

• strange
• odd
• weird

But in practical situations like machines, it often means:

• something is wrong
• it’s acting oddly
• it seems faulty

So 機械が変だ does not necessarily mean the machine is “weird” in a humorous sense. It more likely means:

• The machine is not functioning normally
• There seems to be something wrong with the machine

In natural English, you might translate it as:

• I think there’s something wrong with the machine.

This is very common in Japanese.

The subordinate parts are in plain form:

• 押しても
• 動かないなら
• 変だ

But the main sentence ends politely:

• 思います

Japanese often uses plain forms inside larger sentences, even when the overall sentence is polite.

So this is normal:

• plain form before なら
• plain form before と
• polite form at the end

That makes the whole sentence polite overall, because the final verb is polite.

と思います means I think.

So:

• 機械が変です = The machine is strange / There’s something wrong with the machine
• 機械が変だと思います = I think the machine is strange / I think something is wrong with the machine

Using と思います makes the statement softer and less direct. It sounds like the speaker is giving a judgment or diagnosis rather than stating an absolute fact.

That is very natural in Japanese, especially when making conclusions based on evidence.

Yes, that is a very natural English translation.

Literally, 押しても is more like even if you press it or even when you press it, but in smooth English, you could say:

• If it still doesn’t work after you press this button...
• If it doesn’t work even after pressing this button...

That captures the same idea: pressing the button should make it work, but it still does not.

No. 動く literally means to move, but it is also commonly used for machines, devices, software, and systems to mean:

• to run
• to operate
• to function
• to work

So 動かない here most naturally means:

• doesn’t work
• won’t operate
• isn’t functioning

not necessarily doesn’t physically move.

The exact nuance depends on context. If this is a button on a machine, doesn’t work is probably the best interpretation.

Yes. Japanese does not specify the subject unless needed, so both are possible depending on context.

• このボタンを押しても = even if/when [someone] presses this button

That someone could be:

• I
• you
• we
• people in general

English usually forces you to choose a subject, but Japanese often leaves it unsaid when it is obvious from the situation.