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~ちゃった (〜chatta)

JLPT N3

Explanation

Express an unintentional action or a regretful action; 'ended up doing', 'did accidentally'.

Formation

Detailed explanation

The ~ちゃった grammar point is the informal, colloquial version of ~てしまった. It expresses unintentional or regretful actions and can be translated as 'ended up doing' or 'did accidentally'.

Examples

Wasuremono o shichatta.

I accidentally left something behind.

Nebou shite chikoku shichatta.

I overslept and ended up being late.

Keeki o zenbu tabechatta.

I ended up eating the whole cake.

Iwanai tsumori datta kedo, icchatta.

I wasn't planning to say it, but I ended up saying it.

Practice

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