Japanese Question word + やら grammar Question word + yara
Let’s learn Japanese Question word + やら grammar Question word + yara:
Formation :
Question word ＋やら
Meaning and how to use :
Describe the meaning “can’t know exactly”.
Example:
いつやら彼が来たのかわからない。
Itsu yara kare ga kita no ka wakaranai.
I don’t know when he came.
なにやら面白いことがあったと思ったのにただ赤ちゃんが泣くことだ。
Nani yara omoshiroi koto ga atta to omotta noni tada akaachan ga naku koto da.
I thought there was something interesting, but it was just the baby crying.
彼女はどこやらから私のそばにいつの間にか立った。
Kanojo ha doko yara kara watashi no soba ni itsu no mani ka tatta.
She whom I don’t know where she came from stood beside me.
だれやら息子に悪いことを教えるのか分からない。
dareyara musuko ni warui koto wo oshierunoka wakaranai.
I don’t know who teaches my son bad things.
いつやら富士山に登りたい。
Itsu yara fujisan ni noboritai.
I want to climb Mt. Fuji some time.
Note: We can replace this structure with the form “question word +か “「どこか」、「いつか」、「だれか」、…
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