屋・や

Suffix (Basic ㊦ 535)

A suffix attached to names of stores, inns and Japanese style restaurants or to persons engaged in certain occupations

Equivalent: Store

花屋  本屋  薬屋  肉屋  パチンコ屋  パン屋  魚屋  酒屋
Florist  bookstore  drug store  butcher  pinball parlor  bakery  fishmonger  liquor store
酒屋さんに電話してビールを三ダース持って来てもらった。
I called the man at the liquor store and had him bring me three dozen beers.
あの人は政治家ではなくて政治屋だ。
He is not a statesman but a mere politician.

Notes

The suffix 屋 is sometimes used to downgrade a person. This use, however, is very restricted. Examples follow:

Note that these examples are all derived from Verbます+屋, as in 恥ずかしがり+屋, いばり+屋 and 気取り+屋.