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N1 Lesson 10: 3/22

始末（しまつ）だ
Ends up, Finally, In the end, (Unfortunately) As a result, This is what happened, To come about, To wind up

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Verb[る] + 始末だ
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  • (A), (B) 始末だ is an expression that is used to show that the unfavorable (B) is the end result of the event or series of events caused by (A). It can be used to express a speaker's disappointment or irritation. It is often used with expressions like あげく、結局、とうとう and so on for emphasis.
  • この始末だ is a set phrase indicating exasperation at the current state of affairs.
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武田（たけだ）さんは小（ちい）さな声（こえ）で職場（しょくば）でハラスメントを受（う）けたことを伝（つた）えてきて、しまいに大（おお）きな声（こえ）で泣（な）き出（だ）す始末（しまつ）だ。
Takeda-san told me that she was being harassed at work, and wound up crying out loud.
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    • あいつは、自分（じぶん）が起（お）こしたミスなのに、謝（あやま）るどころか私（わたし）のせいにする始末（しまつ）だ。
    Even though it was a mistake that he had made, far from apologizing, he ended up blaming me!
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    • せっかく友達（ともだち）と海（うみ）へ行（い）く計画（けいかく）を立（た）てたのに、田中（たなか）は大事（だいじ）な用（よう）があって行（い）けないとか、武田（たけだ）もシフトが入（はい）ってたとかで、結局（けっきょく）私（わたし）一（ひと）人（り）だけで行（い）く始末（しまつ）だ。
    Even though I went out of my way to plan this trip to the beach with friends, Tanaka said that he had something important to do and couldn't go, while Takeda said that he had a shift. So I ended up going all by myself.
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