「もうやんなっちゃう、この暑さ！」

= Mou yan nacchau, kono atsusa!



=I am sick of this heat!

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ちゃう&ちゃった ( = chau and chatta) & じゃう ( = jau) & じゃった ( = jatta)



ちゃう ( = chau) /じゃう ( = jau) mean “will finish” “will be done” and indicates a complete action.



ちゃった ( = chatta) /じゃった(=jatta) is a past tense of ちゃう ( = chau) / じゃう ( = jau) so it means “to have done”, “to have finished”

These are conversational forms of してしまう ( = shite shimau) and してしまった ( = shite shimatta)



They are very casual and sound a bit childish or sometimes girly and cute. But many adults — even older adults — use them as well.

The original form is



〜(し)てしまう= ~(shi) te shimau



~(し)ちゃう= (shi) chau / ~(ん）じゃう ( = (n) jau) (conversational)



past tense



〜(し)てしまった = ~ (shi) te shimatta





~(し)ちゃった (= (shi) chatta ・〜（ん）じゃった ( = (n) jatta) (conversational)



How to form :

First make a past tense and delete た ( = ta) ・だ ( = da) and switch with ちゃう ( = chau) / ちゃった ( = chatta)

1) 聞く ( = kiku) = to hear/listen

→聞いた ( = kiita) = heard/ listened / to have heard/listened

→聞い ( = kii) + ちゃう ( = chau) / 聞い ( = kii) + ちゃった(=chatta)

聞いちゃう ( = kiichau) / 聞いちゃった(=kiichatta)

2) 信じる ( = shinjiru) = to believe

→ 信じた ( = shinjita) believed/ to have believed

→信じ（ = shinji) + ちゃう ( = chau) /信じ（ = shinji)+ ちゃった ( = chatta)

信じちゃう ( = shinjichau) / 信じちゃった ( = shinnjichatta)

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3) わかる (= wakaru) = to understand

→わかった ( = wakatta ) = understood/ to have understood

→わかっ ( = waka+ (small tsu) + ちゃう ( = chau)/ わかっ ( = waka + small tsu)+ ちゃった ( = chatta)

わかっちゃう ( = wakacchau) /わかっちゃった ( = wakacchatta)

4) 行く ( = iku) = to go

→行った ( = itta ) = went / to have gone/been

→行っ( = i + (small tsu) + ちゃう ( = chau) / 行っ ( = i+small tsu)+ ちゃった ( = chatta)

行っちゃう ( = icchau) / 行っちゃった ( = icchatta)

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5) 飲む = nomu = to drink

→飲んだ = nonda = drank / to have drunken

→飲ん ( = non) + じゃう ( = jau) / 飲ん ( = non) +じゃった ( = jatta)

飲んじゃう ( = nonjau) / 飲んじゃった ( = nonjatta)

6) 踏む＝ fumu = to step on

→踏んだ = funda = stepped on / to have stepped on

→踏ん ( = fun) + じゃう ( = jau) / 踏ん ( = fun) +じゃった ( = jatta)

踏んじゃう ( = funjau) / 踏んじゃった ( = funjatta)

Basic pattern :



★~てしまう( = teshimau) →ちゃう ( = chau)/じゃう ( = jau)

(negative from ) ちゃわない ( = chawanai) / じゃわない ( = jawanai)

★~てしまった(=teshimatta) →ちゃった ( = chatta)/ じゃった（ = jatta)



(negative from ) ちゃわなかった ( = chawanakatta) / じゃわなかった ( = jawanakatta)

to do する( = suru)



Present tense

(formal)してしまう (= shite shimau)

(informal) しちゃう ( = shichau )



Past tense

(formal) してしまった ( = shite shimatta)

(informal) しちゃった ( = shichatta)

1) To finish doing something, to complete some action,

* to do one’s homework = 宿題をする ( = shujuudai wo suru)



Ex. I will finish my homework by tomorrow.

明日までに宿題をしてしまいます。



=Ashita made ni shukudai wo shite shimaimasu.

(casual)

明日までに宿題をしちゃいます。



= Ashita made ni shukudai wo shichai masu.



(very casual)

明日までに宿題をしちゃおっと。

= Ashita made ni shukudai wo shichaotto!



(talking to yourself)

Have you already finished your homework?

もう宿題をしてしまったのですか？



= Mou shukudai wo shite shimatta no desu ka?

(casual)

Ex.もう宿題をしちゃったの？



= Mou shukudai wo shichatta no?

* to eat = 食べる=taberu





Present tense

(formal) 食べてしまう ( = tabete shimau)

(informal) 食べちゃう ( = tabechau)

Past tense

(formal) 食べてしまった ( = tabete shimatta)

→(informal) 食べちゃった ( = tabechatta)



Can I eat this?



これ食べてもいいですか？



=Kore tabete mo iidesuka?



Can I finish eating this?

これ食べてしまってもいいですか？



=Kore tabete shimatte mo ii desuka?

(casual)

これ食べてしまっていい？



=Kore tabete shimatte ii?

(more casual)

これ食べちゃっていい？



=Kore tabechatte ii?

What!? Did you eat it already?

えっ！？もう食べてしまったの？

=Eh!? Mou tabete shimattano?

(casual)

えっ！？もう食べちゃったの？



= Eh!? Mou tabechatta no?

(Negative form )

これ食べちゃわなかったの？

= Kore tabechawanakatta no?

= You didn’t eat this?

Note :

If the stem of the dictionary form ends with ぶ ( =bu) , む (= mu) , ぬ (= nu) or ぐ ( = gu) it becomes じゃう ( = jau ) or じゃった ( = jatta)

* 〜ぶ ( = 〜bu)

Ex. 遊ぶ (= asobu ) to play Ex.(= asobu )

(informal) 遊ん じゃう ( = asonjau) ／ (casual past tense) 遊ん じゃった ( = asonjatta) ( = asonjau) ／( = asonjatta)





* 〜む = 〜mu





飲む ( = nomu )= to drink Ex.( = nomu )=





(informal) 飲ん じゃう ( = nonjau) ／ (casual past tense) 飲ん じゃった ( = nonjatta) ( = nonjau) ／( = nonjatta)





* 〜ぬ = 〜nu





死ぬ = ( = shinu) = to die Ex.= ( = shinu) =





(informal) 死ん じゃう ( = shinjau) ／ (casual past tense) 死ん じゃった ( = shinjatta) ( = shinjau) ／( = shinjatta)





* 〜ぐ =〜gu

騒ぐ ( = sawagu ) to go wild, to make noise Ex.( = sawagu )

(informal) 騒い じゃう ( = sawaijau) ／ (casual past tense) 騒い じゃった ( = sawaijatta) ( = sawaijau) ／( = sawaijatta)





2) Express your emotion,

* to be in trouble/ to get bothered = 困る ( = komaru)



Ex. 困ってしまいます。



=komatte shimaimasu.

= I will be in trouble.



(casual)

Ex. 困っちゃいます。

=Komacchaimasu.

(more casual)

Ex. 困っちゃう。



=Komacchau (sounds girly.)

Ex. そんなことをやってもらったら困ります。



=Sonna koto wo yatte morattara komari masu.

= I will be in trouble if you do such a thing.



↓(emphasize more/with more emotion)

Ex. そんなことをやってもらったら困ってしまいます。



=Sonna koto wo yatte morattara komatte shimaimasu.

(casual)

Ex. そんなことをやってもらったら困っちゃいます。



=Sonna koto wo yatte morattara komacchai masu.

（more casual)

Ex. そんなことをやってもらったら困っちゃう。(sounds girly.)



=Sonna koto wo yatte morattara komacchau.

( For those who have studied How and when to use ん lesson, you can emphasize more using ん ( = n)

そんなことをやってもらったら困っちゃうんです。

= Sonna koto wo yatte morattara komacchaun desu.

(I will mark other ん (= n) with yellow today.)



See, you show more emotion with ちゃう ( = chau)

Now compare these sentences,

Did you do this, Maggie?



(1) これマギーがやったの？

= Kore Maggie ga yattano?



(2) これマギーがやっちゃったの？

= Kore Maggie ga yacchatta no?

We use (2) to accuse me more. Like “Why did you do that horrible thing!”



So if someone says to you,

「やっちゃったね。」

= Yacchattane.

It often implies a bit of accusation like you did something wrong or made a big mistake.

And now compare these sentences.

When you see your bus is about to leave,

(3) 「バスが行く！」

= Basu ga iku!

(4) 「バスが行っちゃう！」

= Basu ga icchau!

(4) expresses more emotion.

3) To express how shocked or full of regret you are,



Ex.「しまった、家に忘れてきちゃった！」

= Shimatta ie ni wasurete kichatta!



=Oh, shoot! I left it at home.

Ex. なんであんなこと言っちゃったんだろう。

= Nande anna koto icchattan darou.

=Why did I say such a thing..

4) To warn,

Ex. そんなに食べると太っちゃうよ！

= Sonnani taberu to futocchauyo!

= Don’t eat so much. You are going to get fat!

5) To suggest something,

Ex. もう、私を置いてっちゃっていいから！

= Mou watashi wo oittechatte iikara!

=Now you can leave without me!



Ex. これ持ってちゃって！

= Kore motecchatte!

=Take this with you!

Ex. だまってもらっちゃおうか？

= Damatte moracchaouka?

=You want to just take it without asking? (Literally “Shall we just take it without asking?)





6) To ask for a permission,

Ex. 本当に頂いちゃっていいですか？

= Hontou ni itadaichatte ii desu ka?

=Are you sure it’s OK that I take this?



Ex. マギー、これ食べちゃっていい？

= Maggie, kore tabechatte ii?

=Maggie, can I eat (all of) this?

(Then I would say 「食べちゃダメ！」( = Tabecha dame! ) = No! You can’t eat it”)



7) To describe what is happening,

ちゃって（い）る ( = chatte (i) ru)

←(formal) てしまっている ( = te shimatte iru)



Ex.ああ、ここが壊れちゃってるんだ。

= Aa koko ga kowarechatterun da.

=Oh, this is the broken part!

Now you understand more aboutmy previous lesson, イッちゃってる=icchatteru

8) To make you sound cuter or mischievous,

ちゃう ( = chau) and ちゃった ( = chatta) sounds a bit childish and girly so it has the effect of making you sound cuter or mischievous.

Ex.1)「見て！これ買っちゃった♥」

= Mite! Kore kacchatta ♥!

=Look what I bought♥

Ex.2)「あなたが好きになっちゃった♥」

= Anata ga suki ni nacchatta ♥

= I came to like you.



Ex.3)「言っちゃった！」

= Icchatta!

=There! I said that!

Ex.4)「バレちゃった？」or 「わかっちゃった？」(When someone got your secret.)



= Barechatta? or Wakacchatta?



=Now you caught me. / Now you know./ Was it obvious?



Ex.5) じゃあ、電話番号、教えちゃおうかな！

= Jaa denwa bangou oshiechaou kana!

=Then should I give you my phone number?



For that reason, if we hear a man keep using these ちゃう(=chau) and ちゃった(=chatta), we might think he is

軽い=shallow.

Ex.「あれ、お洒落しちゃって、どうしちゃったわけ？」

= Are? Oshare shichatte dou shichatta wake?

=Wow! You’re all dressed up. What’s the occasion?

Ex. もう、(彼らに）言っちゃってよ、言っちゃって！

= Mou （ karerani) icchatteyo, icchatte!

=Now just tell them, tell them!



From the pic.

もうやんなっちゃう、この暑さ！



= Mou yan nacchau, kono atsusa!



=I am sick of this heat!

•やんなっちゃう( = yannacchau) : very casual

いやになる ( = iyani naru)



=to get fed up with, tired of, sick of something, enough for …., drive someone crazy



(casual)



やになる



= Yani naru



(more casual with more emotion.)



やになっちゃう



= Yani nacchau



(more casual)



やんなっちゃう



=Yan nacchau

マギー先生より= Maggie Sensei yori, From Maggie Sensei

もうそろそろ夏が終わっちゃうはずのにまだまだこの暑さは続いています。

= Mou sorosoro natsu ga owacchau hazu na noni madamada kono atsusa wa tsuzuiteimasu.

= The summer is supposed to be over soon but it is still hot.

もう、体が参っちゃう！= Mou karada ga maicchau! =I am wrecked!



(If you want to learn another typical casual suffix なきゃ＆なくちゃ ( = nakya & nakucha) suffix, go check this lesson!)

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