Finished, and oops: ～てしまう and ～ちゃった
～てしまう has two jobs: "do it completely" and "did it by accident (and I'm sorry or annoyed)". In speech it's almost always ～ちゃう or ～ちゃった, and ～じゃう or ～じゃった when the て-form ends in で. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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25 everyday verbs
Each card shows the dictionary form, the ちゃった form and a sentence about little accidents, things running out and getting things done. Eleven of the verbs are from earlier lessons and courses.
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How it shrinks in speech
The full form is て + しまう. In speech てしまう becomes ちゃう and でしまう becomes じゃう. The past is ちゃった and じゃった.
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- Oops, or done? can be "I ate it all" or "I ate it (and shouldn't have)". Often it's both.
- Polite version. At work or with the school, use the full form: .
- じゃう follows で. If the て-form ends in で (), you get じゃう: .
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Four patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.