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しまった

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Japanese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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しまった • (shimatta) 

  1. used in response to a failure or mistake: oh no; oops; damn; shit; crap
    Synonyms: やば (yaba), はあ (hā), 詰んだ (tsunda) (if the situation has no solution)
    • 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 36, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 下 先生と遺書 [Sensei's Testament]:
      そうして、すぐ失策(しま)ったと思(おも)いました。先(せん)を越(こ)されたなと思(おも)いました。
      Sōshite, sugu shimatta to omoimashita. Sen o kosareta na to omoimashita.
      Then I immediately thought, "Oh no. I've been beaten to it."

See also

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References

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