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やる

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
遣る
演る
殺る
行る
犯る

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of やる
Plain やる [yàrú]
Conjunctive やって って [yàtté]
Perfective やった った [yàttá]
Negative やらない らない [yàránáí]
Negative perfective やらなかった らなかった [yàránáꜜkàttà]
Hypothetical conditional やれば [yàréꜜbà]
Past conditional やったら った [yàttáꜜrà]
Imperative やれ [yàré]
Volitional やろう [yàróꜜò]
Desiderative やりたい りたい [yàrítáí]
Formal やります りま [yàrímáꜜsù]
Formal negative やりません りませ [yàrímáséꜜǹ]
Formal volitional やりましょう りましょ [yàrímáshóꜜò]
Formal perfective やりました りました [yàrímáꜜshìtà]
Continuative やり
やりに

りに
[yàrí]
[yàrí ní]
Negative continuative やらず
やらずに
らず
らずに
[yàrázú]
[yàrázú ní]
Passive やられる られる [yàrárérú]
Causative やらせる
やらす
らせる
らす
[yàrásérú]
[yàrású]
Potential やれる れる [yàrérú]

Verb

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やる (yarutransitive godan (stem やり (yari), past やった (yatta))

  1. 遣る, 行る: (colloquial) to do (something); to perform or take care of (a responsibility), to take on (a task)
    Synonyms: する (suru), なす (nasu, classical, formal), なさる (nasaru, honorific)
    (なに)やることがあるの?
    Nanika yaru koto ga aru no?
    Do you have anything to do?
    • 2015 March 9, “Tutorial 1”, in catch.jp-wiki Emacs tutorial[1]:
      さあ、やってみましょう。コントロールキーを()しながら v(ブイ) です
      Sā, yattemimashō. Kontorōru-kī o oshinagara bui desu
      Go ahead, try to do it. Depress the Ctrl key and v together
  2. 演る: (colloquial) to act, to perform, such as in a film or musical act
    Synonym: 演じる (enjiru)
    (しゅ)(じん)(こう)やる
    shujinkō o yaru
    to perform the main character
  3. 遣る, 行る: to give (to a non-human or someone inferior)
    Synonyms: 上げる (ageru, to an equal), 差し上げる (sashiageru, to a superior)
    (はな)(みず)やる
    Hana ni mizu o yaru.
    Give the flowers some water.
  4. 遣る, 行る: to send somebody somewhere, to dispatch
    使(つか)やる
    tsukai ni yaru
    to send a person on an errand
  5. 遣る, 犯る, 行る: to have sex, to fuck, to bang (compare English do, as in "do someone" or "do it")
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:性交する
    やり()
    yarinige
    fuck and chuck”; break contact after having sex
  6. 殺る: to do someone in, to kill someone; to get (someone), to fool or deceive (someone)
    Synonym: 殺す (korosu)
    (しっ)()()られあの(ひと)やっちゃいました
    Shitto ni karare, ano hito o yatchaimashita.
    Driven by jealousy, he killed that person.
  7. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) to row a boat
    Synonym: 漕ぐ (kogu)
  8. (colloquial, only in the indicative) to have commendable ability
    Synonym: できる (dekiru)
    やるな、(まえ)
    Yaru na, omae.
    Good stuff, lad. / Damn, bro.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of "やる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") やら yara
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") やり yari
Shūshikei ("terminal") やる yaru
Rentaikei ("attributive") やる yaru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") やれ yare
Meireikei ("imperative") やれ yare
Key constructions
Passive やられる yarareru
Causative やらせる
やらす
yaraseru
yarasu
Potential やれる yareru
Volitional やろう yarō
Negative やらない yaranai
Negative continuative やらず yarazu
Formal やります yarimasu
Perfective やった yatta
Conjunctive やって yatte
Hypothetical conditional やれば yareba

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN