Wondering about いくぞ and しまった

[mmmason8967]

These aren't very important questions; they're just ones I wonder about...

In anime they frequently use　いくぞ　to mean "Let's go". To me it appears to be the dictionary form, いく, with　ぞ　stuck on the end. Is that correct? And if so, how does it work?

In anime they also frequently use　しまった, meaning something like "dammit". It appears to be the plain past tense of　しまう　(仕舞う) which means to finish or complete something. Is that really where it comes from? And if so, how does finishing something become a kind of curse (or is it one of those things that nobody knows, it's just the way it is)?

マイケル

[ricardo4567129279]

ぞ is just an ending to add intensity. It's pretty aggressive and only used by males. It adds force, like : できるぞ - I can do it!
It depends on the situation, so it won't always mean "let's."
and just to let you know, I don't think Japanese people use this (maybe in the military lol), you should probably ask someone to make sure.

You use しまった when something is regretful. When you use it by itself it can be translated as "shoot! " or "dammit!"

てしまう is the grammar point....... "さいふをなくしてしまった!" or the more common "さいふをたくしちゃった！" -I lost my wallet! (regretful feeling)

Look up てしまう in any grammar book to find more info

[mmmason8967]

てしまう is the grammar point....... "さいふをなくしてしまった!" or the more common "さいふをたくしちゃった！" -I lost my wallet! (regretful feeling)

Thanks for the pointer! This is something I now realise I've come across more than once, and been comprehensively defeated by, since I haven't had a clue what was going on with the verb. It's like a light suddenly came on!

ありがとうございました！

マイケル

[natsukoy9313]

マイケルさん
Your observation about しまう for しまった is correct, actually.
It does come from しまう (dictionary form) The rest is just like your colleague answered

ricardo4567129279-san,
Thank you very much for perfect explanation!!

Natsuko(奈津子)
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