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Last Weeks Homework
Synopsis from 2025-12-31 Class
This week's lesson covered two main points:
- Prayers with (~ように): Using 「ように」 at the end of a sentence to express a wish or prayer (e.g., "I hope I can eat beef").
- More Transitive (他動詞) & Intransitive (自動詞) Verbs: Added more verb pairs to the list, such as 割る/割れる (to shatter) and 折る/折れる (to fold).
Random Words
- 線路 -> せんろ -> Line, usually refers to the tracks at a station
- 試合 -> しあい -> Sports Match
- 遅れる -> おくれる -> To be late
- 着く -> つく -> To arrive
Main Point
To Finish/To complete
When you need to say "I need to finish something" or to complete something, use -て form, and then add "~しまいます"。This is the て form of the verb, combined with しまう, which has many means, but here means to put away. So in order to put something away, it has to be done and finished.
レポート を 書いてしまいます I have to finish writing down the report.
宿題をしてしまいます I have to finish my homework
I finished!
If doing something and you finished it unexpectedly, you can add the past tense of しまいます、しまいました after the て verb. Only when things are unexpected though.
宿題おわてしまいました I've finished my homework!
全部のビールを飲んでしまいました I drank all the beer!
Using しまいました for disappointment
If something happened and you want to express disappointment, you can also use しまいました. You can just say it regularly, not using しまいます, but it doesn't hold the same feeling as being sad or disappointed that it happened.
先週買った携帯が壊れてしまいました The cell phone I bought last week is broken. (And he's sad about it) Side point: Look at that subject, its massive.
財布が無くなてしまいました My wallet is missing. (and he's sad about it) Side Note about Transitive vs Intransitive:
私が電車に傘を忘れてしまいました I left my umbrella on the train.
駅で線路に携帯を落としてしまいました I dropped my cell phone onto the tracks at the train station.
試合で彼女が負けてしまいました She lost the match.
タクシーに乗りました、でも授業に遅れてしまいました I took a taxi, but I still ended up being late for class.
Connecting Sentences with と
You can connect different actions, in order, using と. The verb before と must be in present tense, but can be in regular or polite form.
百メートル歩くと郵便局に着きました After walking a hundred meters, I arrived at the post office.
バトンを押しますとジュースが出ます。 When you press the button, juice will come out.