やる
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
2. to send; to dispatch; to despatch (Usually kana)
3. to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.) (Usually kana)
4. to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer (Usually kana)
5. to make (a vehicle) go faster (Usually kana)
6. to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise (Usually kana)
7. to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke (Usually kana)
8. to hold (a performance); to perform; to show (Usually kana)
9. to ease (one's mind) (Usually kana)
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
12. to live; to get by; to get along (Usually kana)
Suffix
Godan verb
13. to do ... completely (Usually kana, after the -masu stem of a verb, often in the negative)
14. to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance (Usually kana, after the -masu stem of a verb)
Auxiliary verb
Godan verb
15. to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (Usually kana, after the -te form of a verb; sometimes with negative nuance)
16. to make active efforts to ... (Usually kana, after the -te form of a verb)
Godan verb
Transitive verb
17. to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with (Usually kana)
Pitch accent
やる
Examples1188
5 ドル を やる。
Here's $5.
無関係の 人 を 殺る な!
Don't kill off bystanders!
全て を 捨てて この レストラン を やる 目的 は ひとつ だけ でした。
I had only one aim in throwing everything away to run this restaurant.
彼 は その 少年 を 使い に やった。
He has sent the boy on an errand.
サイン 書いて やって も いい ぞ。
I can give you an autograph if you want.
ああ、 君 が やった ん だ ね。
Aha, you did it, didn't you?