vocab dash
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Meanings
Particle
1. such things as ...; and ... and (used for non-exhaustive lists related to a specific time and place)
2. the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as (after the dictionary form of a verb)
Copula
3. be; is
Interjection
4. o; oh (punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.)
5. huh; what (interjection expressing surprise)
6. hi (Male language)
Pitch accent
や
Used in vocabulary
今いまや
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
Adverb
かたや
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
Expression
必かならずや
certainly; surely; definitely
Adverb
否いなや
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
Expression
よしや
supposing that; even if
Adverb
いやや
no; quit it; no way
Interjection
やや
no; quit it; no way
Interjection
何なんぞや
what; why; how
Expression
げにや
truly!; indeed!; how true!
Adverb
Examples472
I guess I'm never going to get married.
I'm not very good at swimming.
You'll soon come to enjoy the food and drink here.
Life is not all fun and games.
English is useful in diplomacy and tourism.
She is keen on birds and flowers.