Japanese

をやる

てをやる
Meaning: to touch; to reach for; to put one's hand to
Part of Speech: Verb, Idiom

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 手をやる 手をやらない
Polite 手をやります 手をやりません
Past 手をやった 手をやらなかった
Polite + Past 手をやりました 手をやりませんでした
Te-form 手をやって 手をやらなくて
Potential 手をやれる 手をやれない
Passive 手をやられる 手をやられない
Causative 手をやらせる 手をやらせない
Causative + Passive 手をやらされる 手をやらされない
Imperative 手をやれ 手をやるな

Handwriting

手
を
や
る

Example

He suddenly put his hand to his forehead.

Usage Notes

Used when moving one's hand to touch or hold something. It can also imply taking care of someone or, in older/darker contexts, harming someone, but the 'touch/reach' meaning is most common.

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