At a glance
Verbる 始末だ means "things got so bad that it ended up with ~". It describes a bad result after a series of events, usually with the speaker's criticism or exasperation.
Verb (dictionary form / ない-form) + 始末だ
彼は毎日遅刻して、ついには会社をクビになる始末だ。 He was late every day, and in the end he even got fired.
How to form it
| Attaches to | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Verb dictionary form | 怒り出す始末だ | ended up even getting angry |
| Verb ない-form | 電話にも出ない始末だ | doesn't even answer the phone now |
| この / あの | この始末だ | this is how it ended up |
| Register | Form |
|---|---|
| Plain | 始末だ |
| Polite | 始末です |
| Past | 始末だった / 始末でした |