JLPT N4 Grammar

Grammar form · 文法形式の判断

Choose the correct form for the blank.

弟にケーキを（　　）しまいました。

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訳 · Translation

My younger brother ate my cake (and I'm not happy about it).

正解 · Answer

食べられて

解説 · Why

The "suffering passive": 弟に食べられてしまいました means the cake was eaten by his brother, to his annoyance.

誤答 · Why the other options are wrong

食べさせて — The causative would mean the speaker made him eat it.

食べて — That would mean the speaker ate it.

食べられる — The plain potential cannot precede しまいました.

語彙 · Breakdown

〜られる—passive

〜てしまう—to do ~ regrettably

例文 · Example

雨にふられました。

Ame ni furaremashita.

I got rained on.

配点 · Points & details

Est. points1 pt

DifficultyMedium

Avg. time28 sec

Correct rate50%

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AddedAug 2026

出典AI draft · human-reviewed

This question was drafted by AI and audited by human reviewers. Official JLPT scoring is scaled (0–60 per section); point values here are catalogue estimates.

衆智 · Community check4 attempts

50%of attempts answer correctly

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