Lesson 17
Result: in the end / it came to / it won't end there
- 1 〜に至る ~ni itaru come to (the point of) ~ A formal, news-style way to say that things moved on step by step and finally reached a big stage or result.
- 2 〜に至っては ~ni itatte wa as for ~ (the most extreme case) Picks out the most extreme of several bad examples: 'and as for this one — just look at it.'
- 3 〜始末だ ~shimatsu da end up (in the bad state of) ~ Bad things kept happening, and in the end it came to an even more shameful state — a form of exasperation and complaint.
- 4 〜っぱなしだ ~ppanashi da left ~ / ~ non-stop Something left undone that should have been finished, or a bad state going on without a break — with a note of complaint.
- 5 〜だけではすまない ~dake de wa sumanai ~ alone won't settle it The mistake or trouble is so big that doing just that won't end it — the consequences will go further.
- 6 〜では済まされない ~de wa sumasarenai can't be let off with just ~ Excuses like 'I didn't know', 'a small slip' or 'a joke' won't be accepted — a strong form from the news and from reprimands.
- 7 〜を余儀なくされる ~o yoginaku sareru be forced to ~ Because of something beyond your control, you had to do ~ against your wishes — a formal news form.
Lesson check
All 7 forms of this lesson together — pick the right one from its look-alikes, the way the exam does. 6/8 completes the lesson.
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「話し合いを重ねた結果、両社は合併する＿＿＿。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:A big result reached after a long process.
V-dictionary + に至った = it finally reached that stage. 余儀なくされる needs a noun (合併を), っぱなし attaches to the ます-stem, and に至っては is for an extreme example.
「この部署はみんな残業が多いが、課長＿＿＿、毎晩終電で帰っている。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:First 'everyone is like this', then the most extreme example.
N + に至っては = as for ~ (worst of all). 課長に至っては = the most extreme case of overtime.
「彼は借金を重ね、ついには友達のお金まで盗む＿＿＿。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:The final shameful state after a run of bad events.
V-dictionary + 始末だ = in the end it came to this (exasperation). では済まされない doesn't attach straight to a verb, and っぱなし attaches to the ます-stem.
「窓を開け＿＿＿で出かけたので、部屋に雨が入ってしまった。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:It should have been closed, but it was left open.
Vます [[ます]] + っぱなし = left as it is. 開けっぱなしで出かけた = went out leaving the window open.
「他人の車に傷をつけたのだから、謝る＿＿＿。修理代も払うべきだ。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:A dictionary-form verb + 'that won't end it, there's more to come'.
V-dictionary + だけではすまない = an apology alone won't end it. では済まされない and を余儀なくされる both need a noun or quoted words — 「謝るでは」「謝るを」are wrong.
「客の情報が漏れたのは、『システムの問題』＿＿＿。会社の責任だ。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:A quoted excuse + 'that won't do'.
「…」 + では済まされない = you can't get off by calling it 'a system problem'; it is the company's responsibility.
「大雪の影響で、多くの便が欠航＿＿＿。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:An action forced by an outside cause (snow) — news language.
N + を余儀なくされる = was forced to ~. 欠航を余儀なくされた = flights were forced to cancel. 始末だ attaches only to a dictionary-form verb.
「何度も警告を無視した結果、ついに大事故＿＿＿。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:Things moved on — what stage did they reach?
N + に至った = it finally came to a major accident. に至っては makes an extreme example the topic; it doesn't end a sentence.
Your score: /8