Structure
Verb[て] + やる
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遣る
About ~てやる
The う-Verb やる, occasionally seen in the kanji form 遣る, primarily means ‘to do’, but can also mean ‘to give’ as the casual form of あげる. When attached to the て-form of verbs, it acts as a subsidiary verb. When substituting for あげる, it will often sound patronizing, or that the speaker is doing an action because it is unavoidable, and the person they are doing it for cannot do it themselves. This will be translated as ‘to do for’.
In other cases, やる acts more like 見せる ‘to show’, and indicates the speaker’s strong will to perform an action. In these cases, it will be translated as ‘I will do (A), just wait and see’, or ‘I’ll definitely do (A)’.
However, in either the place of あげる or みせる, the underlying meaning is just ‘to do’, with emphasis on the doer being the person that is in power over the result of the action due to their superiority.
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アクション映画のマッチョな主人公:「ぶっころしてやる!」
The macho protagonist in an action movie: 'I'm gonna kill you!'
お金がなくて行きたい大学に行けないという状況:「金持ちになってやる!」
The situation of not being able to go to the school one wants to, due to money problems: 'I will get rich, just you wait!'
低得点で馬鹿にされた後:「絶対、次のテストでは百点取って、あいつをみかえしてやる。」
After being ridiculed for a low score: 'I will definitely score 100 on the next test and prove I'm better than that dude, just you wait!'
「絶対、合格してやる!」
'I will surely pass, just wait and see!'
A子:「こっちからあっちまで競走しよ!」
B子:「いいよ、かってやる!」
Child A: 'Let's race from here to there!'
Child B: 'Okay! I'll win!'
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