JLPT N1 grammar

〜やがるmeaning and usage

Meaning

(Someone) does something A (undesirable by the speaker)

How to form it

  • verb (masu-stem)やがる

How it is used

Added to a verb to show anger or contempt at what someone (sometimes something) does. Very rough speech, heard in quarrels or in fiction; never in polite or formal settings.

Examples

  1. あいつ、また仕事をさぼりやがったな。

    I can't believe that guy was loafing around at work again.

  2. 誰だ、こんな所に自転車を止めやがったのは。

    Who the heck parked a bike here, of all places?

  3. 出かけようとすると、決まって雨が降りやがる。

    Every time I'm about to go out, the damn rain starts.