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01-06-2011, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by chryuop View Post
It is used to show an action that is completed, no further room to carry the action on more than that.

牛乳をこぼしてしまった
牛乳をこぼしちゃった (colloquial).
Your explanation and your example sentence don't match unfortunately.

The explanation is good for OP's sentence 「宿題はもうやってしまった。」. = 100% finished

The appropriate explanation for 「牛乳をこぼしてしまった。」 is that the action was not deliberate. 
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