仕舞う (Shimau) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to finish, to stop, to end, to put an end to”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close
- godan verb, transitive verbto close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up
- godan verb, transitive verbto put away; to put back; to keep; to store
- auxiliary verb, godan verbto do completely; to finishafter the -te form of a verb
- auxiliary verb, godan verbto do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do; to end up ...after the -te form of a verb
Examples
卵が皆腐ってしまった。
All the eggs went bad.
料理が冷えてしまっている。
The food is cold.
料理が冷めてしまっています。
The food is cold.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).