12. しまう
• When しまう is used in the past tense, しまう is to indicate that
something has been done and is completely finished.
• It means to finish doing something, ended up in, have done
something or finish something up.
• ケーキを食べてしまいました。
• It is depending on the situation if something is simply finished,
have done something or you did something you shouldn’t have
done or you regret or criticism about someone’s action or
about something that has happened. The result may be
brought as a result of being out of control.
• When しまう is used in the present or future tense, it indicates
that the speaker will complete an action in the future.
• あしたまでに、宿題をしてしまいます。
• てform ＋ add しまいます、しまいました
• add しまう、しまった
Emphasise the completion of
action and implies the result
13. しまう
• 弟(おとうと)はジュースを飲んでしまいました。
• My younger brother drank up all his juice. (criticism,
simple the juice is gone)
• きのう、この本を読んでしまった。
• I regrettably finished reading the book yesterday.
(have finished, or slight regret that has finished and
wished to continue reading because it was interesting)
• 家に宿題(しゅくだい)を忘(わす)れてしまいました。
• I forgot all about the homework and left it at home
regrettably. (regret)
Add the speaker’s feeling of regret or
embarrassment. Not just stating the fact.
14. しまう
• NBしまう can be contracted as ちゃう、ちゃった、
じゃう、じゃった in casual speech.
• バスが行っちゃう。
• The bus is about to go! (the bus will have gone
if we don’t hurry – you will regret if it did)
• そんなに走(はし)ると転(ころ)んじゃうよ。
• If you run that fast, you will fall over! (you
will end up falling over if you not careful and
you won’t like the result)
22. それ、その、そう
どこかで財布を落としてしまったんです。
．．．そうですか。それは大変ですね。すぐ交番に行かないと．．．
In both cases, そう and それ are referring to
something appearing in speech or writing just
before. So in this case, the fact of losing the
wallet somewhere is referred.
As you may know already, you
can use the particle に instead of
へ when it is used with motion
verbs such as 行きます、来ます
and 帰ります.
The particle へ or を after どこか
or なにか can be omitted but the
particle で or に cannot.
夏休みにどこか(へ)行きますか。
夏休みにどこかに行きますか。
どこかに電話がありますか。
