Hi guys! So I’ve been playing loads of Japanese games recently and I keep coming across ちゃって and ちゃ in general really and I have no idea what it’s form, I thought it might be for passive for but I’m not sure (still don’t understand passive form very much either), yeah I’m about low N4 Level, but I just keep getting stuck on this bit of Japanese grammar as I can’t find an answer anywhere and my browser is hurrendous for searching up Japanese terms. 皆さん、どうもありがとう!
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I’d need more context but it’s probably a contracted form of しまう
Some possibilities:
1) It’s the casual spoken form of Vてしまう/しまった。For example, 食べてしまった—>食べちゃった。 飲んでしまう—>飲んじゃう
2) It’s the casual spoken form of Vてはいけない or Vてはだめ。For example, 食べてはダメだ—>食べちゃダメ。 Or, 行かなくてはいけない—>行かなくちゃいけない
On top of what everyone has explained, sometimes we use なんちゃって to be a bit cheeky and imply what was said before was a joke
No dramas 😊