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How to Say ‘Okay, I've written it.’ in Japanese

はい、書きました。

hai kaki mashi ta

[hai ka-kee mah-shee tah]

💬 Usage Tip: Change ます to ました and the action becomes finished: 書きます "I write" becomes 書きました "I wrote".

Phrase Breakdown

はい

hai

[hai]

yes

A basic affirmative response meaning yes.

Example

はい、来週の土曜日です。

Yes, it's next Saturday.

書き

kaki

[ka-kee]

write

The polite verb stem of 書く, meaning to write.

Example

今、住所を書きます。

I will write my address now.

まし

mashi

[mah-shee]

polite past stem

Part of the polite past ending in a verb phrase.

Example

昨日は多くのことを学びました。

I learned many things yesterday.

た

ta

[tah]

past tense ending

This ending completes the polite past tense form.

Example

空席がございまし た。

There were vacant seats.

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