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〜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

  • 弟おとうとは遊あそんでばかりいて、とうとう単たん位いが足たりずに留りゅう年ねんする始し末まつだ。
    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。
  • 何なん度ど注ちゅう意いしても聞きかず、ついには客きゃくの前まえで居い眠ねむりをする始し末まつだった。
    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。
  • あれだけ準じゅん備びは万ばん全ぜんだと言いっていたのに、この始し末まつだ。
    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.

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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"
  }
}