しまった

Japanese

Etymology

The perfective form of しまう (shimau, “to finish”), literally meaning “finished”. Compare Mandarin 完了 (wánle).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しま​った [shìmáꜜttà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕima̠t̚ta̠]

Interjection

しまった • (shimatta) 

  1. used in response to a failure or mistake: dang, shoot, darn it
    Synonym: やば (yaba), 詰んだ (tsunda) (if the situation has no solution)

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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