particle N2 uncommon casualwritten
〜や〜や — things like ~ and ~
〜や〜や ・ やや
Builds on や
Meaning
- ~ and ~ (among others) — the listing particle や used across two or more nouns
Key sentence
机の上には本やノートやペンが置いてある。
On the desk there are books, notebooks, pens, and such.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Between nouns (repeated) | N や N や N（＋など） | りんごやみかんやバナナ |
Easily confused with
Notes
- Full treatment lives at 〜や — repeating it (AやBやC) is just the listing particle applied to several nouns.
See 〜や〜や in real sentences
Jengo shows 〜や〜や the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar. Editorial confidence: medium.