How to Say ‘The seats would be split up’ in Japanese
席が分かれてしまう
seki ga wakare te shimau
[seh-kee ga wah-KAH-reh teh shee-MAH-oo]
💬 Usage Tip: てしまう added to a verb signals that the result is unfortunate or unwanted. Here it shows that splitting the group up would be a shame, not just a fact.
Phrase Breakdown
席が
seki ga
the seats (subject)
席 (seki) means seat. が marks it as the subject. Say 'se-ki-ga'.
席が空いています。
There are seats available.
Words in this phrase
席
seki
[seh-kee]
seat
A seat or seating section at a venue.
前の方の席はありますか。
Are there seats toward the front?
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
分かれてしまう
wakare te shimau
will end up being separated
分かれる means 'to be divided'. てしまう adds a sense of regret: 'unfortunately ends up'. Say 'wa-ka-re-te-shi-ma-u'.
グループが二つに分かれてしまう。
The group will end up split in two.
Words in this phrase
分かれ
wakare
[wah-KAH-reh]
to be separated; to split
Intransitive verb: something divides into parts.
道が二つに分かれています。
The road splits in two.
て
te
[teh]
te-form ending
This ending connects actions, like 'cut and...' in instructions.
てをつけると、つぎのどうさにつなげられます。
When you add -te, you can connect it to the next action.
しまう
shimau
[shee-MAH-oo]
to end up (unfortunately)
After a te-form, shows something happens undesirably or completely.
財布を忘れてしまいました。
I ended up forgetting my wallet.
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