"Das Licht funktioniert nicht."

Translation: The light does not work.

[PlamenBG]

The light doesn't function. - What is wrong with it?

[Hironolind]

A little formal sounding, but I would say that's a valid answer.

[ligersharks]

I answered "That light doesn't work." Doesn't 'das' also mean 'that'? Am I wrong? Does that not fit the context of the translation? Should I report it as erroneous?

[Cookdj]

Ligershark. That's a good question. The Deutsch Artikel der, die, das, are in fact, DEFINITE articles. In English, der Hund = THE Dog, die Katze = THE Cat, das Mädchen = THE Girl (go figure, they neuter their "girls").

If you wanted the INDICATIVE pronoun, THIS or THAT, or THESE/THOSE then in German, this would change according to the gender of the noun as well. Here's a chart:

http://www.germanlanguageguide.com/german/grammar/demonstrative-pronoun.asp