ちゃう

Kansai: Saying a Noun Predicate Is Not True

Level 2Sounds Like chauRegional Speech

After a noun or na-adjective predicate, ちゃう can mean is not in casual Kansai speech.

How It Works

私の傘ちゃう denies that the umbrella is mine. 静かちゃう denies a na-adjective property. Verbs use their own negative forms, such as -へん or -ん.

Identify the construction from what precedes it. 食べちゃう can be the completion/regret contraction, so the syllables ちゃう alone do not prove a regional negative.

A question or follow-on explanation changes the conversational effect. This card covers predicate negation rather than treating every lexical or auxiliary use as the same grammar.

Examples (3)

  1. それは私の傘ちゃう。

    That is not my umbrella.

  2. この部屋、静かちゃう。

    This room is not quiet.

  3. 今日は休みちゃう。

    Today is not a day off.

How It Connects

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ちゃうLevel 2Kansai: Saying a Noun Predicate Is Not True

Learn This First

Recognize a nominal predicate before negating it. Distinguish nominal/na-adjective negation from a verb te-form contraction.

Words in This Pattern

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