〜やがる: This word shows you dislike someone's action. It means you feel disgust or contempt. Men use it more often, and it can sound rude.

〜やがる

This word shows you dislike someone's action. It means you feel disgust or contempt. Men use it more often, and it can sound rude.

N1 KMT7RoughVulgarAuxiliary VerbMixedMasculineContains profanityDerogatory Auxiliary VerbsGrammar

Verb [stem] + やがるPrimary

This word shows you dislike someone's action. It means you feel disgust or contempt. Men use it more often, and it can sound rude.

あいつ、いつも俺の邪魔をしやがる。

That bastard is always getting in my way.

RoughNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeDaily Life Emotions & Psychology

人の秘密を勝手にばらしやがる奴は信用できない。

You can't trust a guy who just goes and reveals people's secrets without permission.

RoughNon PastAffirmativePrenominalDeclarativeFamily & Relationships Emotions & Psychology

敵のくせに、なかなかいい腕をしやがるじゃないか。

For an enemy, you've got some pretty good skills, don't you?

CasualNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeAnime & Manga Games

「どこ見て歩いてやがる！」と、男は怒鳴った。

Where the hell do you think you're walking!?' the man yelled.

RoughNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeDaily Life

あの野郎、俺のケーキを全部食いやがったな！…夢か。もし本当に食いやがるなら、ただじゃおかないぞ。

That jerk, he ate all my cake!... Oh, it was a dream. If he really does eat it, he won't get away with it.

RoughNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceHypotheticalFood & Dining Emotions & Psychology

Sometimes, people use this word with rivals. It can show a strange kind of respect. It means they think the other person is surprisingly good. But the speaker is still angry or annoyed.

This is the present tense form. For past actions, you use 〜やがった. For example, 'He does it' versus 'He did it'. The feeling of anger stays the same. For negative actions, you use 〜やがらない. For commands, you use 〜やがれ.

Don't use this when you are talking about yourself. For example, you would not say "I ate that." This word is very rude. Men use it more often. It shows you dislike what someone else did.

Contrasts with(3)

〜のかよ

This is a very strong way to ask a question. You use it when you are very surprised or upset. It sounds rough, like something a man might say.

〜てやがる

An auxiliary construction attached to the て-form of a verb to express strong contempt, disgust, or anger towards another person's actions. It implies the speaker is negatively affected or annoyed by the action being performed.

〜やがらない

This phrase shows you are very angry or upset. Someone did not do something they should have. You think they had no right not to do it.

Verb stem form

This is a special form of a verb. You use it to join verbs together. You can also use it to make a noun from a verb.

〜てやる

You do something for someone or something else. This is for people or things below you. It is also for plants or animals.

〜てやがる

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〜やがる

This word shows you dislike someone's action. It means you feel disgust or contempt. Men use it more often, and it can sound rude.

N1 KMT7RoughVulgarAuxiliary VerbMixedMasculineContains profanityDerogatory Auxiliary VerbsGrammar

Verb [stem] + やがるPrimary

This word shows you dislike someone's action. It means you feel disgust or contempt. Men use it more often, and it can sound rude.

あいつ、いつも俺の邪魔をしやがる。

That bastard is always getting in my way.

RoughNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeDaily Life Emotions & Psychology

人の秘密を勝手にばらしやがる奴は信用できない。

You can't trust a guy who just goes and reveals people's secrets without permission.

RoughNon PastAffirmativePrenominalDeclarativeFamily & Relationships Emotions & Psychology

敵のくせに、なかなかいい腕をしやがるじゃないか。

For an enemy, you've got some pretty good skills, don't you?

CasualNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeAnime & Manga Games

「どこ見て歩いてやがる！」と、男は怒鳴った。

Where the hell do you think you're walking!?' the man yelled.

RoughNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeDaily Life

あの野郎、俺のケーキを全部食いやがったな！…夢か。もし本当に食いやがるなら、ただじゃおかないぞ。

That jerk, he ate all my cake!... Oh, it was a dream. If he really does eat it, he won't get away with it.

RoughNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceHypotheticalFood & Dining Emotions & Psychology

Sometimes, people use this word with rivals. It can show a strange kind of respect. It means they think the other person is surprisingly good. But the speaker is still angry or annoyed.

Don't use this when you are talking about yourself. For example, you would not say "I ate that." This word is very rude. Men use it more often. It shows you dislike what someone else did.