Meaning of ちゃう in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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ちゃう, じゃう
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Romajichau, jau
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- auxiliary verb, Godan verb with `u` ending
- Meaning
- to do something completely
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Example Sentences
ちゃう, じゃう used in context
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うちの体操服って普通の短パンだったのに今日から急にスパッツになっちゃったのね。
Our P.E. kit was just shorts but now it's spats from today.
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も～う、モタモタしないの。遅刻になっちゃうでしょ。ほら、紐、結んであげる。
Oooh, get a move on. We'll end up late! Come on, I'll tie your shoelaces for you.
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Certainly if someone is _that_ beautiful you'd draw back from approaching her. "Thought you'd agree."
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There's gum stuck to the back of my shoe.
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Ah, hold a mo. My shoe lace's come undone.
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「どーした、もじもじして」「あーいや、何かパンツのゴム切れちゃったみたいで」
What's up? Fidgeting like that "Er, well, it looks like the elastic's gone in my pants."
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