"てしまう" meaning in Japanese

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Suffix

Forms: -te shimau [romanization]
Etymology: て + しまう. Etymology templates: {{com|ja|て|しまう}} て + しまう Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix|て しまう}} てしまう • (-te shimau)
  1. indicates that something undesirable was done or happened Tags: morpheme

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for てしまう meaning in Japanese (1.2kB)

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