Mimi Kara Oboeru N4 Grammar: 90. ~ちゃ / ちゃう(縮約形) (Contracted forms)

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Mimi Kara Oboeru N4 Grammar: 90. ~ちゃ / ちゃう(縮約形) (Contracted forms)
Here is Japanese N4 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N4 textbook.

~ちゃ / ちゃう(縮約形) (Contracted forms)

1. Meaning: Used in casual conversation

① ~ちゃ (=ては)

「ゲームばかりしちゃいけませんよ」
`Gēmu bakari shicha ikemasen yo’
You must not play games all the time.

「そんなにお酒を飲んじゃだめだよ」
`Son’nani o sake o nonja dameda yo’
You must not drink that much!

「危ないから、やっちゃだめ」
`Abunaikara, yatcha dame’
It is dangerous, do not do that.

「あしたまでに宿題を出さなくちゃ」(=出さなくてはいけない)
`Ashita made ni shukudai o dasanakucha'(= dasanakute wa ikenai)
Tomorrow is the homework deadline (it has to be handed in)

② ~ちゃう (=てしまう)

「おなかがすいていたから、全部食べちゃった」
`Onaka ga suite itakara, zenbu tabechatta’
I was so hungry I ate the lot.

「とてもうれしくて、涙が出ちゃいました」
`Totemo ureshikute, namida ga de chaimashita’
I was so happy I cried.

「この本、おもしろかったから、1 日で読んじゃった」
`Kono hon, omoshirokattakara, 1-nichi de yon jatta’
This book was so good I finished it in just one day.

「買ったばかりのカップを割っちゃってね、おこられちゃったよ」
`Katta bakari no kappu o watchatte ne, okora re chatta yo’
I broke the cup I had just bought and got a real telling-off.

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