Nihongo Tree
BRANCH · THEME IN BEYOND POLITE JAPANESE

〜てる・〜ちゃう・〜なきゃ

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Example sentences (43)

〜てる & 〜とく

-teru · 〜てる — casual 〜ている: is doing / is in a state
What are you up to right now?
-teta · 〜てた — casual 〜ていた: was doing
I was asleep until a minute ago.
-tenai · 〜てない — casual 〜ていない: isn't doing; hasn't (yet)
I haven't done my homework yet.
-toku · 〜とく — casual 〜ておく: do in advance; leave as is
I'll book it ahead of time, okay?
-toite · 〜といて — casual 〜ておいて: (please) do it ahead / leave it
Just leave this bag over there.
-teku · 〜てく — casual 〜ていく: go on doing; do and go
Are you taking an umbrella?
-tageru · 〜たげる — casual 〜てあげる: do for you (as a favour)
I'll carry your bags for you.
-tette · 〜てって — casual 〜ていって: take / go on (request)
Take me to the station.

〜ちゃう & 〜なきゃ

-chau · 〜ちゃう — casual 〜てしまう: end up doing; do completely
I'm gonna end up eating it all myself.
-chatta · 〜ちゃった — casual 〜てしまった: oops, did it; ended up doing
Oops, I forgot my wallet.
-jau · 〜じゃう — casual 〜でしまう (after 飲む, 死ぬ…): end up doing
I'll end up drinking all of it by myself.
-jatta · 〜じゃった — casual 〜でしまった: oops, did it (after ん-verbs)
I tripped and fell in the street.
-nakya · 〜なきゃ — casual 〜なければ(ならない): gotta, have to
I gotta go now.
-nakucha · 〜なくちゃ — casual 〜なくては(いけない): must, have to
I have to get to bed early.
-cha dame · 〜ちゃダメ — casual 〜てはだめ: mustn't, don't
You can't eat here.
-rya · 〜りゃ — casual 〜れば: if (行きゃいい = just go)
Just look, and you'll get it.
-tatte · 〜たって — casual 〜ても: even if
Even if you apologise, I won't forgive you.

〜んだ & 〜じゃん

-nda · 〜んだ — casual 〜のだ: explains or emphasises (it's that…)
Actually, I moved yesterday.
-n janai · 〜んじゃない — casual 〜のではないか: isn't it…? I bet…
Isn't that kinda expensive?
-tte · 〜って — casual と / という / は: quotes, "they say", or as for
They said it's gonna rain tomorrow.
-tte iu · 〜っていう — casual 〜という: called; that…
I want to go to a place called Akihabara.
-jan · 〜じゃん — casual 〜じゃない(か): you know, right? isn't it
It's fine, isn't it?
-ssu · 〜っす — casual です: polite-ish, used to seniors (sporty, young men)
Got it, sir.
-ssuka · 〜っすか — casual ですか: is it? (to seniors, casual-polite)
Hey senpai, are you free today?
-ssho · 〜っしょ — casual でしょう: right? surely
It will be fine, right?
-mitaina · 〜みたいな — casual hedge: kind of like…, sort of
It was like, I had no clue, you know?

Shortened words

anma · casual あまり: not much, not very
I don't really feel like eating.
onnaji · casual 同じ: the same
I bought the same one.
toko · casual ところ: place; point; just about to
I'm just heading out.
wakannai · casual わからない: don't know / get it
I have no idea.
tsumannai · casual つまらない: boring
This movie is boring.
ittsumo · casual いつも: always (emphatic)
My little brother is always late.
chicchai · casual 小さい: tiny, little
I have a teeny little dog.
dondake · casual どれだけ: how much?! (amazed)
How much do you eat?!

Rough 〜ねえ endings

sugē · rough すごい: awesome, wow (mostly men)
This view is insane!
umē · rough うまい: tasty! (mostly men)
This ramen is damn good!
urusē · rough うるさい: shut up; noisy
Shut up, keep it down.
itē · rough 痛い: ow, that hurts
Ow! Don't step on my foot.
shiranē · rough 知らない: dunno; don't care
Dunno, not my problem.
wakannē · rough わからない: no idea, beats me
Seriously, beats me.
yabē · rough やばい: crap, uh-oh; insane
Crap, I'm late!
mendokusē · rough めんどくさい: what a pain
Homework is such a pain.
temē · vulgar 手前: you (bastard) — picks a fight
Who the hell do you think you are?