やる

Japanese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やる (Heiban – )
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Verb

やる • (yaru) transitive godan (stem やり (yari), past やった (yatta))

1. 遣る: (colloquial) to do

   Synonyms: する (suru), なす (nasu, classical, formal), なさる (nasaru, honorific)

   何(なに)かやることがあるの？

   Nanika yaru koto ga aru no?

   Do you have anything to do?

   • 2015 March 9, “Tutorial 1”, in catch.jp-wiki Emacs tutorial‎:

     さあ、やってみましょう。コントロールキーを押(お)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)

   主(しゅ)人(じん)公(こう)をやる

   shujinkō o yaru

   to perform the main character

3. 遣る: 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)

   花(はな)に水(みず)をやる。

   Hana ni mizu o yaru.

   Give the flowers some water.

4. 遣る: to send somebody somewhere, to dispatch

   使(つか)いにやる

   tsukai ni yaru

   to send a person on an errand

5. 遣る, 犯る: to have sex, to fuck, to bang (compare English do, as in "do someone" or "do it")

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:性交する

   やり逃(に)げ

   yarinige

   “fuck and chuck”; break contact after having sex

6. 殺る: to do someone in, to kill someone

   Synonym: 殺す (korosu)

   嫉(しっ)妬(と)に駆(か)られ、あの人(ひと)をやっちゃいました。

   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、お前(まえ)。

   Yaru na, omae.

   Good stuff, lad. / Damn, bro.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• 使(つか)いに遣(や)る (tsukai ni yaru): to send a person on an errand
• やる気(き) (yaruki)

References