~ちゃった JLPT N3
〜chatta
Express an unintentional action or a regretful action; 'ended up doing', 'did accidentally'.
Formation
Verb-て/で form -> ちゃった/じゃった (e.g. 食べてしまった -> 食べちゃった)
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
忘れ物をしちゃった。
I accidentally left something behind.
Wasuremono o shichatta.
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I overslept and ended up being late.
Nebou shite chikoku shichatta.
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I ended up eating the whole cake.
Keeki o zenbu tabechatta.
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I wasn't planning to say it, but I ended up saying it.
Iwanai tsumori datta kedo, icchatta.