"you asked for it" in Japanese

• 自業自得だ
• 自分で招いたことだ

Definition

自分の行動や選択が原因で悪いことが起きた時に、その人が責任を負うべきだと伝える表現です。

Usage Notes (Japanese)

カジュアルな場面で使い、慰めたりからかったりするときに使います。「ざまあみろ」ほどきつくはありません。

Examples

I told you not to touch the stove, but you asked for it.

触るなって言ったのに、**自業自得だ**。

It rains and you forget your umbrella? Well, you asked for it.

비가 오는데 우산을 안 챙겼다고? 자, **자업자득이다**.

He kept teasing the dog and got bitten—you asked for it.

그는 계속 개를 괴롭히더니 물렸어—**자업자득이다**.

If you stay up all night watching movies, don't complain you're tired—you asked for it.

밤새 영화를 봤으면 피곤하다고 불평하지 마—**자업자득이다**.

You joined the spicy food challenge, so you asked for it if your mouth's on fire now!

매운 음식 도전 참가했으니, 입이 화끈거려도 **자업자득이다!**

Don’t look at me for help now—you asked for it when you ignored my advice.

이제 나한테 도움 바라지 마—**네가 원한 거야**, 내 조언 무시했잖아.