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JAPANESE VERB

やる

to give, to someone below you

  • Godan verb (u-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI give
NegativeI don’t give

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI gave
NegativeI didn’t give

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formgiving, and…
Doing now (て います)I am giving
Please (て ください)please give

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can give
NegativeI can’t give

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to give
NegativeI don’t want to give

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s give

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I give
  2. If, when (たら) if I give

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) give (do it)
  2. Plain command give!
  3. Please don’t please don’t give

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am given
CausativeI make someone give

How to use やる

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    まいあさ、 いぬ に えさ を やります。

    Every morning I feed the dog.

  2. Past

    おとうと に ふるい じてんしゃ を やった。

    I gave my little brother my old bike.

  3. Te-form

    はな に みず を やって から でかける。

    I water the flowers and then go out.

  4. Potential

    こづかい は、 ひとつき に せんえん しか やれません。

    I can only give a thousand yen pocket money a month.

  5. Want to

    むすこ に いい ほん を やりたい。

    I want to give my son some good books.

  6. Volitional

    のこった パン は とり に やろう。

    Let's give the leftover bread to the birds.

  7. Conditional

    みず を やれば、 また はな が さく よ。

    If you water it, it'll flower again.

  8. Commands and requests

    ねこ に おやつ を やりなさい。

    Give the cat its treat.

  9. Passive and causative

    こども に はな の みず を やらせて います。

    I have the kids water the flowers.

Good to know

  • やる is あげる for someone or something below you: children, younger siblings, pets, plants. To a person you respect, あげる or さしあげる.
  • It is the same word as やる, to do: the context tells them apart.

Where you hear やる

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Japanese · Intermediate Level 3

  • まいあさ、 にわ の はな に みず を やる。 Every morning, I water the flowers in the garden.
  • そうた に おとしだま を やった。 I gave Sota his New Year money.
  • らいねん も、 そうた に おとしだま を やる。 Next year, I'll give Sota New Year money too.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).