しまう

Japanese

Alternative forms

• 終う, 了う, 仕舞う, 仕舞

Verb

しまう (godan conjugation, romaji shimau)

1. to close
2. to finish, to do something completely
3. to put away, to put an end to

Suffix

しまう (romaji -shimau)

Appended to the Conjunctive (-te form) of a verb:

1. (verb) is, or was (with conjugation), done completely
2. (verb) happens, or happened, unexpectedly
3. (verb) is done with difficulty
4. (verb) is done with regret afterwards
5. (verb) happens with regret afterwards

Conjugation

Conjugation of "う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms	Imperfective (未然形)	しまわ	shimawa
	Continuative (連用形)	しまい	shimai
	Terminal (終止形)	しまう	shimau
	Attributive (連体形)	しまう	shimau
	Hypothetical (仮定形)	しまえ	shimae
	Imperative (命令形)	しまえ	shimae
Key constructions	Passive	しまわれる	shimawareru
	Causative	しまわせる しまわす	shimawaseru shimawasu
	Potential	しまえる	shimaeru
	Volitional	しまおう	shimaō
	Negative	しまわない	shimawanai
	Negative continuative	しまわず	shimawazu
	Formal	しまいます	shimaimasu
	Perfective	しまった	shimatta
	Conjunctive	しまって	shimatte
	Hypothetical conditional	しまえば	shimaeba

Usage notes

• あなたは笑われてしまうでしょう。

Anata wa warawarete shimau deshou.

You will be laughed at (and you won't like it).

• 彼女は大阪に行ってしまいました.

Kanojo wa Osaka ni itte shimaimashita.

She just (up and went) to Osaka.