JLPT【N2 Grammar】 〜やら〜やら|and…and so on

JLPT N2 grammar やら yara meaning onomatopoeia

JLPT N2 grammar やら yara meaning

〜やら〜やら
「and…and so on」

 

Meaning

◉ 「and…and so on」「such things as..and..」
◉ cite two examples from many examples.
◉ It is mostly used in “negative” situations.

 

Sentence Patterns

◉ Noun+やら..
◉ Verb dict. form+やら..
◉ い-adj+やら..

 

Relative Sentences

◉ どうやら:feel like,

JLPT N2 grammar やら yara meaning

Example Sentences
① 彼(かれ)は天気(てんき)が悪(わる)いやら、仕事(しごと)が忙(いそが)しいやらの理由(りゆう)で私(わたし)の誘(さそ)いを断(ことわ)った。
Kare wa tenki ga warui yara, shigoto ga isogashī yara no riyū de watashi no sasoi o kotowatta.
He declined my invitation on the grounds of bad weather or busy work.

② 夫(おっと)は毎日(まいにち)タバコやら酒やらで、健康状況(けんこうじょうきょう)は日(ひ)に日(ひ)に悪(わる)くなった。
Otto wa Mainichi tabako yara sake yara de, kenkō jōkyō wa hinihini waruku natta.
My husband smokes and drinks every day, and his health is getting worse day by day.

③ 昨日(きのう)はコケるやら、財布(さいふ)を落(お)とすやらで、ついてない一日(いちにち)でした。
Kinō wa kokeru yara, saifu wootosu yara de, tsuitenai tsuitachideshita.
Yesterday I fell and lost my wallet. It was really a bad day.

④ 彼(かれ)は嘘(うそ)をつくやら、浮気(うわき)をするやら、離婚(りこん)はもう近(ちか)いと思(おも)う。
Kare wa usowotsuku yara, uwaki o suru yara, rikon wa mō chikai to omou.
He is lying and cheating. I think the divorce should be soon.

⑤ 彼女(かのじょ)は化粧品(けしょうひん)やら、洋服(ようふく)やらをいっぱい買(か)いました。
Kanojo wa keshōhin yara, yōfuku yara o ippai kaimashita.
She bought a lot of cosmetics and clothes.

⑥ 学生時代(がくせいじだい)はバイトやら、部活(ぶかつ)やらでほとんど勉強(べんきょう)しなかった。
Gakusei jidai wa baito yara, bukatsu yara de hotondo benkyō shinakatta.
When I was a student, I worked part-time and joined a club, so I hardly studied.

 

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