始末だ

しまつだ

Ends up, Finally, In the end, (Unfortunately) As a result, This is what happened, To come about, To wind up

あんだけダブルチェックをするように言いったのに、この始末しまつだ。

I told him so many times to double check, but this is the result.

Explanation

「〜始末だ」 means 'it ends up as ...' (a bad outcome). Things got worse again and again, warnings did not help, and the result is a sorry, embarrassing end, said with a sigh or dissatisfaction: 「あれほど注意したのに、この始末だ」 (I warned you so much, and look how it turned out). It often goes with 「とうとう」, 「ついには」, 「あげくの果てに」 or 「しまいに」. 「この始末だ」 and 「その始末だ」 can end a sentence by themselves to express anger.

Mixed up with

「〜始末だ」: at the end of a sentence; passes judgment on the whole bad result, 'it has come to this', with anger and helplessness.

「〜挙げ句（の果てに）」: after a long struggle, a bad result; often used mid-sentence to link to what follows.

「〜末に」: neutral; a result after long effort or worry, good or bad, e.g. 「努力の末に成功した」.

Examples

その客きゃくは店中みせじゅうをぐちゃぐちゃにしたあげく、何なにも買かわないで帰かえる始末しまつだ。
After messing up the whole store, they ended up leaving without buying anything.
プロジェクトを期限内きげんないに終おえることができなくて、上司じょうしの逆鱗げきりんに触ふれてしまう始末しまつだ。
I couldn't finish the project on time, and I wound up infuriating my boss.
武田たけださんは会議かいぎに遅刻ちこくしたうえに資料しりょうも忘わすれて、しまいには居眠いねむりまでする始末しまつだ。
Takeda-san was late for the meeting, forgot the documents, and in the end even dozed off.
みんなで祭まつりに行いくつもりだったのに、みんながドタキャンするから、結局けっきょく一人ひとりで行いく始末しまつだ。
We were supposed to go to the festival together, but everyone canceled suddenly, so I ended up going alone.
あいつは、自分じぶんが起おこしたミスなのに、謝あやまるどころか私わたしのせいにする始末しまつだ。
Even though it was a mistake that he had made, far from apologizing, he ended up blaming me!
せっかく友達ともだちと海うみへ行いく計画けいかくを立たてたのに、田中たなかは大事だいじな用ようがあって行いけないとか、武田たけだもシフトが入はいってたとかで、結局けっきょく私わたし一ひと人りだけで行いく始末しまつだ。
Even though I went out of my way to plan this trip to the beach with friends, Tanaka said that he had something important to do and couldn't go, while Takeda said that he had a shift. So I ended up going all by myself.
武田たけだ：「山田やまださん、顔色かおいろが悪わるいですけど・・・」山田やまだ：「夜よる遅おそくまでゲームをしていたら、この始末しまつだ。」
Takeda: 'Yamada-san, you don't look so good...' Yamada : 'I was playing video games until late at night, and this is the result.'
田中たなかには二度にどと仕事しごとは頼たのまないぞ。納期のうきは守まもらないし仕上しあがりも悪わるかったのに、言いい訳わけばかりならべて。最後さいごには追加ついかの料金りょうきんを払はらえと言いい出だす始末しまつだ。
I'll never ask Tanaka to work for me again. He can't meet deadlines, his workmanship is poor, and he only gives excuse after excuse. In the end he told me to pay an additional fee.
重おもい買かい物袋ものぶくろが破やぶれて中身なかみが地面じめんに落おちたところ：「下したから抱かかえなかったら、この始末しまつだ。」
After a heavy shopping bag has just ripped, and the contents fell out: 'This is what comes about when you don't hold it from the bottom.'

Explanation

Mixed up with

「〜始末だ」: at the end of a sentence; passes judgment on the whole bad result, 'it has come to this', with anger and helplessness.

「〜挙げ句（の果てに）」: after a long struggle, a bad result; often used mid-sentence to link to what follows.

「〜末に」: neutral; a result after long effort or worry, good or bad, e.g. 「努力の末に成功した」.

Examples

その客きゃくは店中みせじゅうをぐちゃぐちゃにしたあげく、何なにも買かわないで帰かえる始末しまつだ。
After messing up the whole store, they ended up leaving without buying anything.
プロジェクトを期限内きげんないに終おえることができなくて、上司じょうしの逆鱗げきりんに触ふれてしまう始末しまつだ。
I couldn't finish the project on time, and I wound up infuriating my boss.
武田たけださんは会議かいぎに遅刻ちこくしたうえに資料しりょうも忘わすれて、しまいには居眠いねむりまでする始末しまつだ。
Takeda-san was late for the meeting, forgot the documents, and in the end even dozed off.
みんなで祭まつりに行いくつもりだったのに、みんながドタキャンするから、結局けっきょく一人ひとりで行いく始末しまつだ。
We were supposed to go to the festival together, but everyone canceled suddenly, so I ended up going alone.
あいつは、自分じぶんが起おこしたミスなのに、謝あやまるどころか私わたしのせいにする始末しまつだ。
Even though it was a mistake that he had made, far from apologizing, he ended up blaming me!
せっかく友達ともだちと海うみへ行いく計画けいかくを立たてたのに、田中たなかは大事だいじな用ようがあって行いけないとか、武田たけだもシフトが入はいってたとかで、結局けっきょく私わたし一ひと人りだけで行いく始末しまつだ。
Even though I went out of my way to plan this trip to the beach with friends, Tanaka said that he had something important to do and couldn't go, while Takeda said that he had a shift. So I ended up going all by myself.
武田たけだ：「山田やまださん、顔色かおいろが悪わるいですけど・・・」山田やまだ：「夜よる遅おそくまでゲームをしていたら、この始末しまつだ。」
Takeda: 'Yamada-san, you don't look so good...' Yamada : 'I was playing video games until late at night, and this is the result.'
田中たなかには二度にどと仕事しごとは頼たのまないぞ。納期のうきは守まもらないし仕上しあがりも悪わるかったのに、言いい訳わけばかりならべて。最後さいごには追加ついかの料金りょうきんを払はらえと言いい出だす始末しまつだ。
I'll never ask Tanaka to work for me again. He can't meet deadlines, his workmanship is poor, and he only gives excuse after excuse. In the end he told me to pay an additional fee.
重おもい買かい物袋ものぶくろが破やぶれて中身なかみが地面じめんに落おちたところ：「下したから抱かかえなかったら、この始末しまつだ。」
After a heavy shopping bag has just ripped, and the contents fell out: 'This is what comes about when you don't hold it from the bottom.'

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