いや
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
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嫌 厭 (uncommon) 厭や (uncommon) |
Possibly onomatopoeia as a general expression of disgust. Compare similar terms in many different languages, such as English yuck, Finnish yök, Arabic يَع (yaʕ), Turkish ıyak, Thai ยี้ (yíi).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
いや • (iya) -na (adnominal いやな (iya na na), adverbial いやに (iya ni ni))
Usage notes edit
いや (iya) sounds more masculine than やだ (yada), which has the same meaning but is more feminine.
Inflection edit
Inflection of いや
Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | いやだろ | iya daro | |
Continuative (連用形) | いやで | iya de | |
Terminal (終止形) | いやだ | iya da | |
Attributive (連体形) | いやな | iya na | |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | いやなら | iya nara | |
Imperative (命令形) | いやであれ | iya de are | |
Key constructions | |||
Informal negative | いやではない いやじゃない |
iya de wa nai iya ja nai | |
Informal past | いやだった | iya datta | |
Informal negative past | いやではなかった いやじゃなかった |
iya de wa nakatta iya ja nakatta | |
Formal | いやです | iya desu | |
Formal negative | いやではありません いやじゃありません |
iya de wa arimasen iya ja arimasen | |
Formal past | いやでした | iya deshita | |
Formal negative past | いやではありませんでした いやじゃありませんでした |
iya de wa arimasen deshita iya ja arimasen deshita | |
Conjunctive | いやで | iya de | |
Conditional | いやなら(ば) | iya nara (ba) | |
Provisional | いやだったら | iya dattara | |
Volitional | いやだろう | iya darō | |
Adverbial | いやに | iya ni | |
Degree | いやさ | iyasa |
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
- いやいや (iyaiya)
- 嫌がる (iyagaru): to dislike something; to be reluctant to do something
- 嫌がらせ (iyagarase): harassment, nuisance
- 嫌む (iyamu): to dislike something, to hate something
- 嫌み (iyami): sarcasm; something sarcastic or snide; disagreeability
- 嫌らしい (iyarashii): disagreeable, unpleasant, disgusting (less strong than plain 嫌 (iya)); vulgar, indecent, lascivious
Interjection edit
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
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否 |
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
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Etymology 3 edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
- Exclamation of surprise in contrast to expectations.
- いやぁ、驚いたな。
- Iyā, odoroita na.
- What a surprise.
- いやぁ、驚いたな。
- Exclamation used when one finds it difficult to onboard.
Etymology 4 edit
Alternative spelling |
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礼 |
/wiya/ → /iya/.
From Old Japanese. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- the act of respecting one; reverence
See also edit
References edit
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN