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しまった Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
interjection
darn it! ; oops! ; oh no!
usually written using kana alone
An exclamation of regret or dismay when one realizes a mistake or something has gone wrong. Derived from the past tense of しまう (to finish/put away), implying an irreversible outcome.
See also: しまう
Darn it! I missed the train.
Similar words しまう しまう is the verb meaning 'to finish' or 'to put away', and its past tense しまった can express completion or regret. The interjection しまった is a fixed exclamation derived from this past tense, used only to express dismay.
Etymology Derived from the past tense of the verb しまう (to finish, to put away), implying that something has been done and cannot be undone, leading to an expression of regret.
