Japanese

やる

やる
Meaning: to do; to give (to someone of lower status or animals)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

や
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Example sentences

I give food to the dog.
難しくともやる
I'll do it even if it's difficult.
俺がやるよ。
I'll do it.
宿題はちゃんとやりましたか?
Did you do your homework properly?
とにかく、まずはやってみよう。
Anyway, let's try it first.
どうせやるなら、最後までやり遂げたい
If you're going to do it anyway, you might as well see it through to the end.
これ以上やってもだめだ。
It's no good trying any more than this.
おれが守ってやるよ
I'll protect you.
てめえ、何やってんだ!
You! What the hell are you doing?!
毎日、池の魚に餌をやる。
I feed the fish in the pond every day.

Usage Notes

やる has multiple meanings: 'to do' (casual form of する), and 'to give' to someone of lower status, children, or animals. When meaning 'give', it's less polite than あげる.

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