や Japanese Grammar Basic

Browse 4 Japanese Grammar Basic entries for Japanese under や.

Kana や

  1. や (non-exhaustive listing) や A coordinate conjunction used to list two or more nouns or noun phrases, implying that the listed items are representative examples and t...
  2. ～やすい (easy to) やすい A suffix attached to the ます stem of verbs to express that an action is easy to do. It describes the inherent ease or tendency of somethin...
  3. ～やはり / やっぱり (as expected) やはり An adverb indicating that a situation or outcome conforms to the speaker's prior expectation, assumption, or general knowledge. It transl...
  4. 屋・や (store/trade suffix) や A suffix attached to names of stores, inns, and Japanese-style restaurants, or to words describing a trade or occupation, indicating a pl...