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やろう

yarou

Description

「やろう」は男の人を乱暴に言うときの言葉で、あまりいい意味では使いません。

"やろう" is a word used roughly to refer to men and is not used in a very positive sense.

また、「やろう」は「やる」に「う」がついた形で、「しよう」という意味にもなります。

Also, "やろう" is the form of "やる" with "う" added, meaning "let's do".

Meanings

野郎yarou

guy, bastard (rough word for a man)

あの野郎、また遅刻したな。

That guy was late again.

やろうyarou

let's do; I'll do (volitional of yaru)

みんなで一緒にやろう。

Let's do it all together.

やろうyarou

probably will do (colloquial guess)

彼なら来るやろう。

He'll probably come.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    As a noun 野郎 is crude and often insulting, mostly used by/among men.

  • Form

    The verb やろう = やる + volitional う, meaning 'let's do'; 〜やろう can also be Kansai for 〜だろう.

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