Japanese

じゃう

じゃう
Meaning: to do something completely; to end up doing accidentally
Part of Speech: Auxiliary verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present じゃう じゃわない
Polite じゃいます じゃいません
Past じゃった じゃわなかった
Polite + Past じゃいました じゃいませんでした
Te-form じゃって じゃわなくて
Potential じゃえる じゃえない
Passive じゃわれる じゃわれない
Causative じゃわせる じゃわせない
Causative + Passive じゃわされる じゃわされない
Imperative じゃえ じゃうな

Handwriting

じ
ゃ
う

Example

I already drank it all up.

Usage Notes

A colloquial contraction of 'de shimau' (でしまう). Used after verbs ending in a nasal sound (n). It expresses completion or regret/unintentional action.

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