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Auxiliary Verb (Group 1)
An auxiliary verb which expresses the idea that someone does something undesirable to someone else when he/she knows his/her action will cause hardship or trouble. | (knowing that it will cause someone trouble/difficulty) |
【Related Expression: くれる; もらう】 | |
(ks). 私は正をからかってやった。
I teased Tadashi.
Vて | やる |
いじめてやる | (I) will bully someone |
(a). ルームメートが部屋を全然掃除しないので、文句を言ってやった。
Because my roommate never cleans our room, I complained (to her about it).
(b). 彼にあまり腹が立ったので、怒鳴り付けてやった。
I was so mad at him that I shouted at him.
(c). 会社の付けで飲んでやった。
I had drinks at my company's expense.
(d). 浩はテレビゲームばかりしてちっとも勉強しないんですよ。一度叱ってやって下さい。
[From a wife to her husband] Hiroshi always plays video games (literally: TV games) and doesn't study at all. Will you talk to him (literally: tell him off) about it (literally: once)?
(e). 言うことを聞かなかったら少し脅してやれ。
If he doesn't listen, threaten him a little.