やら~やら
やら~やら
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yarayaraLists, Examples
Yuzuo Chan
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11.06.2025
Meaning
What with A and B...; A and B and the like. It lists a few examples from a larger, messy mix of things.
Conjugation
(A)N + やら + (B)N + やら (+ で): (A)V辞書形/た形 + やら + (B)V辞書形/た形 + やら (+ で)
Examples
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今週はレポートやら試験やらで、全然寝られなかった。
部活動やら掃除やら、日本の生徒は授業が終わっても忙しいものだ。
引っ越しの前は、荷物をまとめるやら役所へ行くやらで、毎日忙しかった。
赤ちゃんが泣くやら犬が吠えるやらで、昨日は一晩中眠れなかった。
彼女の結婚式では、うれしいやら寂しいやら、複雑な気持ちだった。
夏休みは旅行に行くやら友達と会うやら、予定がいっぱいだった。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.title
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 日本語やらフランス語やら話せます。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 日本語とフランス語が話せます。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: やら~やら carries a feeling of a messy jumble or of being overwhelmed. It is unnatural for a neutral or positive statement such as ability. Use と or や for plain listing.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: リンゴやらを買いました。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: リンゴやらバナナやらを買いました。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: Both items need their own やら. Using it with one item is not natural.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 食べるやら飲んだやら、大騒ぎだった。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 食べるやら飲むやら、大騒ぎだった。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: When listing parallel actions with やら~やら, it is generally more natural to use matching verb forms, such as two dictionary forms or two past forms. In this example, 食べるやら飲むやら is more natural because both actions are presented as part of the same situation. However, matching tenses is not an absolute grammatical requirement.
Key points
Use it to give two or more examples from a bigger jumble, with a feeling of being overwhelmed, busy, confused or having mixed emotions. The sentence usually ends with a comment or result (忙しい, 大変だった, etc.), and the last やら is often followed by で. It is more emotional and slightly more literary than the neutral や or the casual とか. Unlike たり~たり, which just lists actions, やら~やら stresses the chaos of the whole situation.
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