Structure (Advanced ㊤ 720)
A structure to present things, events, actions, etc., as examples, reasons or possibilities.
Equivalent: X and Y; things like X and Y; X, Y and so on; whether X or Y; whether X or not
| (i) X | やらYやら | |
| V1informal nonpastやらV2informal nonpastやら | 笑われるやら馬鹿にされるやら | Someone was laughed at and insulted, among other things |
| 今日帰るやら明日帰るやら | Whether someone will come home today or tomorrow | |
| Adjectiveい1informal nonpastやらAdjectiveい2informal nonpastやら | 悲しいやら悔しいやら | (I felt) sad and frustrated |
| いいやら悪いやら | Whether something is good or bad | |
| Adjectiveな1stemやらAdjectiveな2stemやら | 上手やら下手やら | Whether someone is good or poor at something |
| Noun1やらNoun2やら | クッキーやらチョコレートやら | Cookies, chocolates, and so on |
| 本物やら偽物やら | Real things and imitations; whether something is real or an imitation | |
| (ii) V1informal(affirmative) | やらV2informal (negative) やら | Where V1=V2 |
| 行くやら行かないやら | Whether someone will go or not | |
| 行ったやら行かなかったやら | Whether someone went or not | |
| (iii) Xの | やらYのやら | |
| V1informalのやらV2informalのやら | 行くのやら留まるのやら | Whether someone will go or stay |
| Adjectiveい1 informalのやらAdjectiveい2 informalのやら | 新しいのやら古いのやら | Whether something is new or old |
| Adjectiveな1stem{な/だった}のやらAdjectiveな2stem{な/だった}のやら | 上手なのやら下手なのやら | Where someone is good or poor at something |
| Noun1{な/だった} のやらNoun2{な/だった} のやら | 日本人なのやらアメリカ人なのやら | Whether someone is a Japanese or an American |
