JLPT N3

〜chatta

Express an unintentional action or a regretful action; 'ended up doing', 'did accidentally'.

Formation

Explanation

The ~ちゃった grammar point is the informal, colloquial version of ~てしまった. It expresses unintentional or regretful actions and can be translated as 'ended up doing' or 'did accidentally'.

Example sentences

  • I accidentally left something behind.

    Wasuremono o shichatta.

  • I overslept and ended up being late.

    Nebou shite chikoku shichatta.

  • I ended up eating the whole cake.

    Keeki o zenbu tabechatta.

  • I wasn't planning to say it, but I ended up saying it.

    Iwanai tsumori datta kedo, icchatta.