How to Say ‘Done / I did it’ in Japanese
できました
deki mashi ta
[deh-kee mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: [できました] means “I’ve done it / It’s done.” Handy after tapping: [できました].
🇯🇵 In Japan: Not required, but saying it can reassure the cashier if the terminal timing feels slow.
Phrase Breakdown
でき
deki
[deh-kee]
can (stem of できる); be able to (stem)
The verb stem of できる. It combines with ました to make polite past “was ready / done / could.”
お支払い、できました。
Your payment went through / is done.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
(polite ending part) -mashi-
Part of the polite past form ました. Used in polite service language at the register.
お会計、終わりまし た。
The checkout is finished.
た
ta
[tah]
(polite past ending) -ta
Final part of ました, marking polite past tense (“did / was”). Common in confirmations like “できました.”
決済できまし た。
The payment was processed.
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