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Meaning of 目をやる(めをやる) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 目をやる

Kana Reading めをやる

Romaji mewoyaru

Parts of speech

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ru' ending

Meaning

to look towards

Example sentence

ふと通りに目をやると、行き交う人の中に、１人立ち止まり俺を見下ろす者がいた。 As I glanced at the street there was somebody looking down at me in the middle of those walking past each other.

Examples of 目をやる, めをやる in a sentence

ふと通りに目をやると、行き交う人の中に、１人立ち止まり俺を見下ろす者がいた。

As I glanced at the street there was somebody looking down at me in the middle of those walking past each other.
禎子は、親友のチズコが自分のために折ってくれた金色の鶴に目をやった。

Sadako looked at the golden paper crane that her best friend Chizuko had made for her.

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain: 目をやる
Plain Polite: 目をやります
Negative: 目をやらない
Negative Polite: 目をやりません

Past

Plain: 目をやった
Plain Polite: 目をやりました
Negative: 目をやらなかった
Negative Polite: 目をやりませんでした

Te

Plain: 目をやって
Plain Polite: 目をやりまして
Negative: --
Negative Polite: --

Passive

Plain: 目をやられる
Plain Polite: 目をやられます
Negative: 目をやられない
Negative Polite: 目をやられません

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Kanji in this word

目 JLPT 5

5 strokes

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

On'Yomi: モク, ボク

Kun'Yomi: め, -め, ま-

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