〜始末だ
N1〜しまつだ shimatsu da
end up (in a bad state); (things) have come to this
Formation
Verb-dict + 始末だ / この + 始末だ
Chinese meanings
竟落到……地步
Chinese formation
动词辞书形+始末だ;この始末だ
Chinese usage
描述事态最终发展到糟糕的地步,常带无奈或责备。
Chinese notes
常与とうとう、ついには呼应。
Examples
- 弟は遊んでばかりいて、とうとう単位が足りずに留年する始末だ。My brother did nothing but play, and he ended up having to repeat a year for lack of credits.弟弟只顾着玩,最后竟因学分不足留级了。
- 何度注意しても聞かず、ついには客の前で居眠りをする始末だった。He never listened to our warnings, and in the end he even dozed off in front of a client.提醒多次也不听,最后竟在客人面前打瞌睡。
- あれだけ準備は万全だと言っていたのに、この始末だ。After all that talk about being fully prepared, look at this mess.明明说准备万无一失,却落到这个地步。
Notes
A bad outcome after a series of events, told with exasperation. Often with とうとう, ついには, 挙げ句の果てに.
#result#criticism
Related N1 grammar
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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('shimatsu-da');
{
"id": "shimatsu-da",
"pattern": "〜始末だ",
"reading": "〜しまつだ",
"romaji": "shimatsu da",
"level": "N1",
"meaning": "end up (in a bad state); (things) have come to this",
"formation": "Verb-dict + 始末だ / この + 始末だ",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "弟は遊んでばかりいて、とうとう単位が足りずに留年する始末だ。",
"furigana": "{弟|おとうと}は{遊|あそ}んでばかりいて、とうとう{単位|たんい}が{足|た}りずに{留年|りゅうねん}する{始末|しまつ}だ。",
"en": "My brother did nothing but play, and he ended up having to repeat a year for lack of credits."
},
{
"ja": "何度注意しても聞かず、ついには客の前で居眠りをする始末だった。",
"furigana": "{何|なん}{度|ど}{注意|ちゅうい}しても{聞|き}かず、ついには{客|きゃく}の{前|まえ}で{居眠|いねむ}りをする{始末|しまつ}だった。",
"en": "He never listened to our warnings, and in the end he even dozed off in front of a client."
},
{
"ja": "あれだけ準備は万全だと言っていたのに、この始末だ。",
"furigana": "あれだけ{準備|じゅんび}は{万全|ばんぜん}だと{言|い}っていたのに、この{始末|しまつ}だ。",
"en": "After all that talk about being fully prepared, look at this mess."
}
],
"tags": [
"result",
"criticism"
],
"notes": "A bad outcome after a series of events, told with exasperation. Often with とうとう, ついには, 挙げ句の果てに.",
"zh": {
"source_hash": "d8179b87be005c1cd08b684f8f08c645d024d4733ac7d9ff7c4fd78ddc13279c",
"meanings": [
"竟落到……地步"
],
"formation": "动词辞书形+始末だ;この始末だ",
"explanation": "描述事态最终发展到糟糕的地步,常带无奈或责备。",
"notes": "常与とうとう、ついには呼应。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "弟は遊んでばかりいて、とうとう単位が足りずに留年する始末だ。",
"zh": "弟弟只顾着玩,最后竟因学分不足留级了。"
},
{
"ja": "何度注意しても聞かず、ついには客の前で居眠りをする始末だった。",
"zh": "提醒多次也不听,最后竟在客人面前打瞌睡。"
},
{
"ja": "あれだけ準備は万全だと言っていたのに、この始末だ。",
"zh": "明明说准备万无一失,却落到这个地步。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n1.json#shimatsu-da",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"review_hash": "b77c0949def1d4ccf65a1a1e1c3facdd0a4acb78450b8d123fc9645fccaa0859",
"status": "reviewed",
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
}
}