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Where does “しまった” come from?

しまった (Japanese) comes from Japanese しまう — to close; to finish, do something completely; to...

しまった (Japanese): used in response to a failure or mistake: dang,...

Definitions

  1. used in response to a failure or mistake: dang,...

Ancestry of “しまった”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseしまうto close; to finish, do something completely; to...
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