やつ (奴) replaces 人 or もの in casual speech: 変なやつ (“a weird guy”), いいやつ (“a good guy”), 赤いやつ (“the red one”), この前のやつ (“that thing from last time”). The plural やつら means “those guys”.
Casual. About people it can sound rough or affectionate (いいやつ “a good guy”), but never polite; about things (“the red one”) it is just everyday speech.
One performer demonstrates self-defense scenarios one by one, and the other reacts to each new example.
Nobody's like this!
Textbookこのような人はいません。「人」 → 「やつ」 (奴): a rough, casual word for a person; 「こんな奴」 = "a guy like this."
One performer talks about driving rules and insists that people with bad manners need a firm warning.
'Cause nobody tells people off while smoking.
Textbookタバコを吸いながら注意する人はいませんから。Neutral "人" becomes rough "やつ" ("guy"); "注意する人" turns into "注意するやつ".
A parent worries because their daughter pulled her two friends away from a group mixer they wanted to stay at all night.
Culture note A コンパ (konpa) is a group drinking party, often where young men and women meet to find potential partners.
away and brought them back, right? Someone who pulls that at a mixer gets disliked,
Textbook連れてきたんですよね。コンパでこういう行動をする人は嫌われていませんか。「人」 → 「やつ」: casual "someone (who)"; 「この動きするやつ」 also drops 「を」 after 「動き」.
A robber is laying down the rules for the people being held up.
Got it? Then anyone who doesn't wanna die, shut up and do as I say.
Textbookわかったら、死にたくない人はおとなしく従ってください。"人" becomes rough "やつ" (written "奴"). The polite request "従ってください" becomes the blunt command "従え".
Someone asks for approval about their bike commute, insisting it isn't about wanting an easier ride to work.
Culture note A ママチャリ (mamachari) is the basic, heavy city bicycle with a front basket that many people in Japan ride.
I just... by those guys on electric bikes,
Textbook私はただ、電動自転車に乗っている人たちに……「人たち」 → 「奴ら」 (「やつ」 + plural 「ら」): rough "those guys"; 「乗ってる」 also drops 「に」 before it.
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やつ means “guy” / “thing, one”. やつ (奴) replaces 人 or もの in casual speech: 変なやつ (“a weird guy”), いいやつ (“a good guy”), 赤いやつ (“the red one”), この前のやつ (“that thing from last time”). The plural やつら means “those guys”.
With friends: OK. With coworkers: careful. With a boss or teacher: avoid. Casual. About people it can sound rough or affectionate (いいやつ “a good guy”), but never polite; about things (“the red one”) it is just everyday speech.
In 1,905 live comedy routines, やつ appears in 1,537 lines from 211 comedians.