〜てしまいました~te shimaimashita

How it works

1. 

   Look at the picture: he has lost his wallet. How does he feel? This expression conveys “Oh no, what a shame!”

2. 

   Use it to express regret or disappointment when you accidentally lose something or something unfortunate happens.

3. 

   The ordinary past tense simply reports what happened. Adding 「しまいました」 also conveys the speaker’s regret.

4. 

   Attach it to the verb’s て-form: なくして＋しまいました. Here, we are talking about something that has already happened.

5. 

   「落としてしまいました」 means you accidentally dropped something. The speaker dropped their phone and feels upset about it.

6. 

   「置いてきてしまいました」 means you left your bag there. It expresses regret about forgetting to take it with you.

7. 

   When someone asks what is wrong, use this expression to explain that you lost your wallet and let them hear your regret.

Example sentences

• 財布さいふsaifuをoなくしnakushiてteしまいました。しまいましたshimaimashita

  I unfortunately lost my wallet.

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• 携帯けいたいkeitai電話でんわdenwaをo落としおとしotoshi

In a conversation

• A
  大丈夫ですだいじょうぶですか？か何なんかあったんですか。か

  A: Are you okay? Did something happen?

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• B
  実じつは、わ財布さいふをなくして

Check yourself

1. Level 1 · Recognise

   Which sentence is correct?

   A財布をなくしてしまいました。B財布をなくすてしまいました。C財布をなくしてしまいだした。D財布をなくしてしました。

2. Level 1 · Recognise

   Listen and choose the meaning

   AI found a cell phone.BI bought a cell phone.CI dropped my cell phone.DI borrowed a cell phone.

3. Level 2 · Build

   Put the words in order

   I lost my wallet.

   ませんなくして落とし財布をしまいました。落さないカバンが
   Check

4. Level 3 · Use

   What goes in the blank?

   財布 しまいました。

   I lost my wallet.

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More grammar in this theme

• 〜てしまいましたregret: ended up doing

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