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Cha ちゃ
Informal equivalent of te wa or tara (usually used by women)
Meaning: if, when
It is used after the stem of te-form of verbs whose dictionary form ends with -う-u, -く-ku, -つ-tsu, or -る–ru.
It becomes ja (the informal version of dewa) after the stem of te-form of verbs whose dictionary form ends with -ぶ-bu, -ぐ-gu, -む-mu, or -ぬ-nu.

After the stem of te-form of verb
そこへ行っちゃいけません。
Soko e itcha ikemasen.
You must not go there.

そんなことをされちゃ困ります。
Sonna koto o sarecha komarimasu.
I’ll be distressed if you do that.

-> See also ikenai, ja, naranai, tara

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