Definition of や

やya☆

particle:

  • such things as ...; and ... and - used for non-exhaustive lists related to a specific time and place
  • the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as - after the dictionary form of a verb ➜ や否や

unclassified:

  • be; is - plain copula - Kansai dialect ➜ だ

interjection:

  • o; oh - punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.
  • huh; what - interjection expressing surprise
  • hi - male language
  • yes; what? - archaism

particle:

  • yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it? - indicates a question - archaism

Example Sentences

ほお紅hoobeniやya口紅kuchibeniをwo差すsasuだけdakeでde表情hyoujouやya笑顔egaoがgaどんどんdondon変わってkawatteくるkuruんですndesu。
Expressions and smiles change like that just from applying rouge and lipstick.
それsoreをwo皮切りkawakiriとしてtoshite欧州oushuuのno詩shiやya文学bungakuをwo多数tasuu紹介shoukaiするsuruようになりましたyouninarimashita。
With that as a start many European poems and much literature came to be introduced.
社屋shaokuやya従業員juugyouinにni被害higaiはhaなくnaku、平常通りheijoudoori営業eigyouしているshiteiru。
There was no damage to the office, or workers, and we're in business as usual.
特定tokuteiのno企業kigyouをwo賞賛shousanするsuru書き込みkakikomiやya、逆にgyakuniライバルRAIBARU企業kigyouをwo貶めるotoshimeru書き込みkakikomiがga多いooi2ch。
2ch, where there are many posts praising specific companies, or, conversely, denigrating their rivals.
くれぐれもkureguremo浄水器jousuikiのno悪質akushitsu訪問販売houmonhanbai業者gyoushaやya無料muryou点検商法tenkenshouhouにはnihaご注意gochuuiくださいkudasai。
Please exercise every caution against cowboy salesmen of water purifiers and fraudulent-test sales.

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