| Grammar - Beginner - Part 1 |
| 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 |