やった

Japanese

Etymology 1

From the past tense of やる, literally meaning “I did it”, “you did it”, or “he/she did it”, the subject being implied in a context. In the case of interjection it always means “I did it”.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やった​ [yàttáꜜ] (Odaka – [3]) as an interjection
• IPA^(key): [ja̠t̚ta̠]

Interjection

やった • (yatta) 

1. hurrah! yay! I made it! (an interjection expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.)
   • 1927, Denji Kuroshima, 雪のシベリア:

     戦闘の時と同じような銃声がしたかと思うと、兎は一間ほどの高さに、空に弧を描いて向うへとんだ。たしかに手ごたえがあった。
     「やった！　やった！」
     吉田は、銃をさげ、うしろの小村に一寸目くばせして、前へ馳せて行った。

     As soon as we heard a gunshot that matched that of a battle, the rabbit jumped to a height of 1 ken, drawing a curve in the air. It was a telling shot.
     "Hurray! Hurray!"
     With his gun slung off, and with a glance to Komura standing behind, Yoshida bolted off forward.

   • 2001 April 4, “YATTA!”, はっぱ隊 (music):

     お水(みず)飲(の)んだらうめー！（やったー！）
     日(ひ)に当(あ)たったらあったけー！（やったー！）
     腹(はら)から笑(わら)ったらおもしれー！（やったーやったー！）
     犬(いぬ)飼(かい)ってみたらかわいー！（やったー！）

     O-mizu nonda raumē!(Yattā!)
     Hi ni atattara attakē!(Yattā!)
     Hara kara warattara omoshirē!(Yattā yattā!)
     Inu kaitte mitara kawaī!(Yattā!)

     When I drank the water, it tasted great! (Hurray!)
     When the sunlight hits me, it's warm! (Hurray!)
     When I laughed from my stomach, it's fun! (Hurray, hurray!)
     When I got a dog, it was cute! (Hurray!)

Verb

やった • (yatta) 

1. past of やる

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̠t̚ta̠]

Verb

やった • (yatta) 

1. past of や (ya): (dialect) was

   Synonym: (standard Japanese) だった (datta)