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IntermediateJLPT N3 Grammar

やる

Do (knowing it causes trouble to someone)

Romaji: yaru

Meaning & usage

An auxiliary verb which expresses the idea that someone does something undesirable to someone else when he/she knows his/her action will cause hardship or trouble.

Notes

あまり only means "not much" when paired with a negative verb. Else it means too much/excessively

[From a wife to her husband] Hiroshi always plays video games and doesn't study at all. Will you (literally: tell him off) (literally: once)?

言うことを聞く = to do what one is told to; to listen to what someone says

Example sentences 6

  1. ルームメートが部屋を全然掃除しないので、文句を言ってやった。

    Because my roommate never cleans our room, I complained (to her about it).

  2. 会社の付けで飲んでやった。

    I had drinks at my company's expense.

  3. 彼にあまり腹が立ったので、怒鳴り付けてやった。

    I was so mad at him that I shouted at him.

  4. 浩はテレビゲームばかりしてちっとも勉強しないんですよ。一度叱ってやって下さい。

    Hiroshi always plays video games and doesn't study at all. Will you talk to him about it?

  5. 私は正をからかってやった。

    I teased Tadashi.

  6. 言うことを聞かなかったら少し脅してやれ。

    If he doesn't listen, threaten him a little.

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