ใใฆใใพใใพใ
~te shimaimasu
To finish completely / To do something by mistake.
๐ธ Expressing Completion or Regret ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Doushita n desu ka? Kaoiro ga warui desu yo.
What's the matter? You look pale.
Taisetsu na shorui o densha ni wasurete shimaimashita.
I accidentally left important documents on the train.
Sore wa taihen desu ne! Ekiin-san ni iimashita ka?
That's terrible! Did you tell the station staff?
Hai. Demo, mou hirugohan o tabete shimaimashita.
Yes. But, I've already finished eating lunch (while waiting).
Etsu, konna joukyou de taberareta n desu ka?
Eh, you were able to eat in this situation?
Onaka ga suku to, tsui tabete shimau n desu.
When I'm hungry, I just end up eating unintentionally.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
V-te shimaimasu
To do something completely / To do something accidentally.
- Pattern: V-ใฆ ใใพใใพใ
- Meaning: Expresses completion of an action or a sense of regret/accident.
Kono hon o zenbu yonde shimaimashita.
I finished reading this whole book.
Sumaho o otoshite shimaimashita.
I accidentally dropped my smartphone.
๐ Explanation
The grammar ใใใฆใใพใใพใใ has two main nuances depending on the context.
1. Completion: It emphasizes that an action has been finished completely. Often used with ใใใใ (already) or ใๅ จ้จใ (all).
2. Regret/Accident: It expresses that something happened unintentionally, or that the speaker feels regret about the outcome.
In casual speech, ใใฆใใพใ often becomes ใใใกใใใ and ใใงใใพใ becomes ใใใใใใ.
Shukudai o yatte shimaimashita.
= 'I finished my homework completely.'
Kagi o nakushite shimaimashita.
= 'I lost my keys (and I regret it).'
๐ Quiz
Which sentence expresses regret for accidentally forgetting an umbrella?