Japanese

いやる

おいやる
Meaning: to drive away; to push aside; to banish
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

追
い
や
る

Example

He drove his rival into an unfortunate position.

Usage Notes

To force someone or something into a certain state or place, often a less desirable one.

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