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遣る

やる

to do; to give (to an inferior, a plant or an animal); to send; to carry out

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Examples

  1. 犬に餌を遣った。

    いぬにえさをやった。

    I gave the dog its food.

  2. 毎朝、鉢植えに水を遣るのが日課だ。

    まいあさ、はちうえにみずをやるのがにっかだ。

    Watering the potted plants every morning is part of my routine.

  3. 息子を大学に遣るために、夫婦で働いてきた。

    むすこをだいがくにやるために、ふうふではたらいてきた。

    The two of them worked to send their son to university.

  4. やると決めた以上は、最後まで遣り通すつもりだ。

    やるときめたいじょうは、さいごまでやりとおすつもりだ。

    Now that I've decided to do it, I intend to see it through to the end.

Common patterns

水を遣る
to water (plants)
餌を遣る
to feed (an animal)
遣り通す
to carry through to the end

Memory tip

In the giving sense, やる is strictly downward — to animals, plants, or a younger family member — so using it to a superior is rude; あげる is the safe default. The kanji 遣 is mostly left in kana except in 水を遣る and compounds like 遣り取り.

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