Decoded Slug: ~ちゃった (〜chatta)

Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
~ちゃった (〜chatta)

~ちゃった (〜chatta)

Short explanation:

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

Formation:

Verb-て form て/で + ちゃった

Examples:

忘れ物をしたちゃった。
Wasuremono wo shita chatta.
I accidentally left something behind.
寝坊して遅刻しちゃった。
Nebou shite chikoku shichatta.
I overslept and ended up being late.
ケーキの全部食べちゃった。
Keeki no zenbu tabechatta.
I ended up eating the whole cake.
言わないつもりだったけど、言っちゃった。
Iwanai tsumori datta kedo, icchatta.
I was not planning to say it, but I accidentally said it.

Long explanation:

The ~ちゃった grammar point is used to express unintentional or regretful actions. It is the informal, colloquial version of ~てしまった (〜te shimatta). It can be translated as 'ended up doing' or 'did accidentally' in English. The formation differs depending on whether it is used with a verb.
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