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やら~やら
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Yuzuo Chan
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11.06.2025
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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辞書形じしょけい/た形けい + やら + (B)V辞書形じしょけい/た形けい + やら (+ で)

Examples

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今週こんしゅうはレポートやら試験しけんやらで、全然ぜんぜん寝ねられなかった。
部活動ぶかつどうやら掃除そうじやら、日本にほんの生徒せいとは授業じゅぎょうが終おわっても忙いそがしいものだ。
引ひっ越こしの前まえは、荷物にもつをまとめるやら役所やくしょへ行いくやらで、毎日まいにち忙いそがしかった。
赤あかちゃんが泣なくやら犬いぬが吠ほえるやらで、昨日きのうは一晩中ひとばんじゅう眠ねむれなかった。
彼女かのじょの結婚式けっこんしきでは、うれしいやら寂さびしいやら、複雑ふくざつな気持きもちだった。
夏休なつやすみは旅行りょこうに行いくやら友達ともだちと会あうやら、予定よていがいっぱいだった。

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grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 日本語にほんごやらフランス語ごやら話はなせます。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 日本語にほんごとフランス語ごが話はなせます。
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: リンゴやらを買かいました。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: リンゴやらバナナやらを買かいました。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: Both items need their own やら. Using it with one item is not natural.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 食たべるやら飲のんだやら、大騒おおさわぎだった。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 食たべるやら飲のむやら、大騒おおさわぎだった。
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, 食たべるやら飲のむやら 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 (忙いそがしい, 大変たいへんだった, 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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