~てしまう (regret/completion)

grammar

239 sentences

The auxiliary ~てしまう attached to a verb te-form, marking either neutral completion ('finished completely / fully done, no undoing it') or emotive regret ('unfortunately X happened'). Context disambiguates the readings: 食べてしまった = 'ate it all up' (completion) or 'ate it [unfortunately]' (regret). Casual contractions: ~ちゃう / ~じゃう (past ~ちゃった / ~じゃった); masculine/dialectal ~ちまう / ~じまう (past ~ちまった / ~じまった).

239 sentences

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All my friends and family have passed away.

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Sleep is the greatest thief. It steals half of our lives.

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I'm really sorry, but it seems I've gone and left your scarf somewhere.

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Whenever I find English-related books at the bookstore, I end up buying them one after another, and since I leave them unread, they just pile up.

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I called Susan to apologize, but get this — she just hung up on me out of the blue!

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My rusted Ford broke down and ended up blocking the intersection.

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He went and showed up while I was still asleep.

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Aside from the fact that I unfortunately developed ALS, I have been fortunate in almost every other respect.

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I guess you could say it was a lucky break — I got a job through an acquaintance's introduction.

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She gave me the cold shoulder and walked off.

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She left without even saying goodbye to us.

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She got it into her head that I was talking behind her back.

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She's gone, but I still love her.

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She's gone. I feel like crying.

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The moment she said "I wanted to see you," she burst into tears.

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She told her older brother, 'I'm gonna tell on you!'

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She almost slipped up and said "I don't know."

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"If you're tired, why don't you go to bed?" "Because if I sleep now, I'll wake up too early."

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He vanished without a trace.

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I was playing ball in my room this morning and ended up breaking the one I'd been using until now.

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Two or three of them got pushed out of the nest, and on top of that, they fell off the balcony.

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Every time I replay it, I can't help finding her reactions totally adorable.

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Yesterday, through some strange chance, I happened to see a copy of my father's family register.

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Oh no, I showed up early on purpose but if I keep chatting I'll be late.

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Our gym clothes used to be normal shorts, but starting today they suddenly switched to bike shorts, you know.

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I think seeing the people behind the conspiracy as bigger than they really are is exactly playing into their hands.

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Come on, stop dawdling! We're going to be late! Here, let me tie your laces.

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"Its true, when someone is that stunning, it actually puts you off, doesnt it?" "Right?"

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Oh, hang on a sec. My shoelace came untied.

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'What's up, you're fidgeting.' 'Ah, well, it seems like the elastic in my underwear snapped.'